The phrase "a postponement of five" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a delay or rescheduling of an event or deadline by a duration of five units, such as days, weeks, or months.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have announced a postponement of five days for the project deadline."
Alternatives: "a delay of five" or "a deferral of five".
The officials suggested a postponement of two to six months, taking into account the Muslim month of fasting, which starts in October, and the onset of the Afghan winter, which makes many parts of the country inaccessible.
"Little Mac" was able to convince the president that a postponement of two months was desirable and also that the offensive against Richmond should take the route of the peninsula between the York and James rivers in Virginia.
He and his manager presented the issue to the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission, managing to receive a postponement of two months before surrendering his title.
Protests, sometimes violent, forced a postponement of at least two years, prompting two major investors in one of the plants, including a unit of the Southern Company, to pull out.
He suggested an immediate handover of more territory to the Palestinians and possible recognition of statehood, but a postponement of up to three years on the critical issues of Jerusalem and the resettlement of Palestinian refugees.
Prime Minister Ehud Barak said today that he now favored an incremental peace deal with the Palestinians, with an immediate handover of more territory and a possible recognition of statehood, but a postponement of up to three years of the crucial issues of Jerusalem and the resettlement of Palestinian refugees.
DUP leader Arlene Foster said Sinn Féin wanted a postponement of longer than two weeks and DUP chief executive Timothy Johnston said the call for the delay originated from Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy (below).
The alternative, though, might only have been a postponement of a day or two.
Such an optional arrangement cannot be the basis for a postponement of an examination if three of a student's final examinations would thereby acquire "consecutive" status.
After a White House meeting at which Mr. Bush and King Abdullah both sought to defuse tensions that had caused a postponement of their meeting, the two leaders praised each other as longtime friends who shared the goal of democracy in the Middle East.
