act later than planned, scheduled, or required

a pretext for delay or inaction

put into a certain place or abstract location

stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

stop dealing with

render temporarily ineffective

put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

assign a new time and place for an event

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled