138 entries under postpone topic. ×
| put forward(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shelve) | |
| put on back burner(verb, expression, idiom, hold, drop) | |
| put on the back burner(expression, idiom, delay, table) | |
| put on the shelf(verb, expression, idiom, reject, halt) | |
| relax(verb, stop, reduce, release, withdraw) | |
| relinquish(verb, stop, reject, withdraw, agree) | |
| repress(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain) | |
| restrict(verb, hold, keep, block, stay) | |
| shilly-shally(cool, delay, hesitate, adjourn) | |
| suffer(verb, take, accept, delay, bear) | |
| tarry(verb, hold, keep, block, delay) | |
| withstand(verb, take, accept, agree, delay) | |
| absolve(stop, reduce, decrease, abate) | |
| alleviate(stop, reduce, decrease, abate) | |
| amnesty(stop, reduce, decrease, abate) | |
| avoid(verb, delay, refrain) | |
| drag your feet(expression, idiom, delay, adjourn) | |
| dwindle(reduce, decrease, abate, slacken) | |
| excuse(stop, reduce, decrease, abate) | |
| exonerate(stop, reduce, decrease, abate) |
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