Delay
Postponed
Delay and postponed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Postponed".
Nearby Words: postponement, postponing
Both words in one sentence
- However, a delay in shipping the equipment caused the shoot to be postponed.
Source: Too Soon / September Eleventh -
Unfortunately, though, a development delay resulted in a sharp decrease of retail orders, so the release was indefinitely postponed... and then the American publisher was shut down by the parent company.
Source: Video Game / Rent A Hero
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Postponed and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/postponed
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