# postponement

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,969

## Definitions
1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

## Etymology
From postpone + -ment.

## Common misspellings (19)
`opstponement`, `posptonement`, `posstponement`, `postopnement`, `postpnoement`, `postpoenment`, `postponeemnt`, `postponemennt`, `postponementt`, `postponemetn`, `postponemment`, `postponemnet`, `postponmeent`, `postponnement`, `postpponement`, `posttponement`, `potsponement`, `ppostponement`, `psotponement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/postponement