If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. 推迟
verb [vt. 及物动词] 推迟，延缓；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面
He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day. 他决定将探险活动推迟到第二天。
post(在…后面) + pon(放) + e → 放在后面 → 延期， 推迟
