postergar

to postpone

verb pohs-tehr-GAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin postponere (to place after).

Also means

to delay

Usage Note

Postergar means to push something to a later date or to put it in a lower-priority position. In some Latin American varieties it also means to set aside or sideline a person (lo postergaron en la empresa, 'they sidelined him at the company'). In Spain posponer or aplazar are more natural, while postergar is more common in Argentina and Uruguay.

Examples

"Tuvieron que postergar la reunión hasta el lunes."

Natural Translation

They had to postpone the meeting until Monday.

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