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Shelves vs Postpone - What's the difference?

shelves | postpone |

As verbs the difference between shelves and postpone

is that shelves is (shelve) while postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

As a noun shelves

is .

shelves

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (shelve)

    • 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 )