Waylay vs Postpone - What's the difference?
waylay | postpone |
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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As verbs the difference between waylay and postpone
is that waylay is to lie in wait for and attack from ambush while postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.waylay
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* ambush * lurk English irregular verbspostpone
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(postpon)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}