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Postpone vs Pending - What's the difference?

postpone | pending |

As verbs the difference between postpone and pending

is that postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc while pending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective pending is

awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

As a preposition pending is

while waiting for something; until.

postpone

English

Verb

(postpon)
  • To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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    Synonyms

    * adjourn, defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend

    Antonyms

    * advance * hasten * prepone (India )

    pending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending

    • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.