延迟
Postponement \Post*pone"ment\, n. The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay. --Macaulay.
postponement n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {wait}] 2: act of putting off to a future time [syn: {deferment}, {deferral}]