postponement
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
time during which some action is awaited
instant replay caused too long a delay
Types & categories
- pause hypernym
- extension hyponym
- moratorium hyponym
- retardation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
act of putting off to a future time
Types & categories
- holdup hypernym
- adjournment hyponym
Related & opposite
- table derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | halt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | delay |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pause |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extension |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moratorium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retardation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | table |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | holdup |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjournment |