The two decide to postpone their fight. It was decided to postpone a crossing until the next day, to gather sufficient forces. They agree to postpone their plans to have another baby. Pakistan arrived in late September following a decision to postpone their tour. This would likely postpone general elections to a later date. The decision to postpone major operations in the Indian Ocean was upheld. The remaining residents, fearing the future, postpone their departure but eventually are ordered to leave. He wanted to postpone the war until after the winter. Deng decided to postpone surgery and play the rest of the season through the pain. Schmidt radioed to postpone the planned attack. Therefore, many doctors will postpone invasive treatment till after a year passes. However, a stay is sometimes used as a device to postpone proceedings indefinitely. This situation led to postpone the dates of the elections many times. Pavlik would postpone the bout due to a nagging staph infection. Medical advances have made it possible to "postpone death" for years.