Spanish word

postergar

Pronunciation

IPA/posteɾˈɣaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbput off

Example

Voy a postergar la reunión hasta la próxima semana.

I am going to put off the meeting until next week.

Illustration for postergar (put off)

More examples

Después de evaluar los riesgos, decidieron postergar el viaje.

After evaluating the risks, they decided to put off the trip.

Core concept

Moving an already scheduled action, appointment, or deadline to a later date.

Common phrases

  • postergar una cita

    put off an appointment

  • postergar un trámite

    put off a procedure

Similar words

posponer: Moving a planned event or meeting to a later date.
aplazar: Temporarily pushing a meeting or errand to a later time.
retrasar: Delaying the timing or progress of an activity beyond its scheduled moment.
demorar: Causing an action or event to start later than expected.

Definition in Spanish

Dejar para más tarde una acción, cita, evento o plazo que ya estaba fijado, moviéndolo a una fecha u hora posterior.

Word origin

From Latin postergāre 'to make later', formed with post- 'after' plus a verb-forming element and adopted into Spanish to mean shifting a previously fixed commitment to a later time.

Usage tips

  • It is more common in formal or bureaucratic language, so speakers often choose posponer or aplazar in everyday conversation.

Other meanings

  • delayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • postergaciónpostponementnoun
  • postergadodelayedadjective

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