The phrase "and a postponement in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing delays or deferrals in events, actions, or processes.
Example: "The meeting will be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, and a postponement in the project timeline is expected."
Alternatives: "and a delay in" or "and a deferral of".
The storm interrupted jury selection in the Boston Marathon bombing case and forced a postponement in opening statements in the murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez in Fall River, Massachusetts.
So count us as mystified by Senator John McCain's decision yesterday to suspend his campaign and call for a postponement in Friday's first Presidential debate so that he and Barack Obama can work out a consensus bill to stabilize the financial system.
After a gradual process of street protests, official accommodations and the inclusion of new voices in the interim government, Mr. Essebsi had established enough credibility that by June he was able to persuade the public and the parties to accept a postponement in the election for technical reasons from its originally scheduled date in July to Oct. 23.
After several diplomats came forward this week alleging that Mr Bolton had insulted them for holding differing views to him, support from Republican moderates on the Senate committee wavered, and Senator George Voinovich called for a postponement in the confirmation vote, asking for more time to study the nominee's past.
His budget would put "fuel in the tank of the British economy", he declared, ensuring no one could miss what had been the climax and chief surprise in his speech: a postponement in a planned rise in fuel duty coupled with a 1p cut, to be felt at the pumps that very evening.
Inside, the three judges who had heard the case confirmed a postponement in their verdict and ordered Ahmed returned to the juvenile facility while they deliberated further.
SLAP SHOTS LOU LAMORIELLO, the Devils' president and general manager, has asked the National Hockey League for a postponement in the decision he must make about the Devils' draft choice compensation from the St . LouisBlues from a seven-year-old tampering case.
The judge said he found the prospect of a postponement in a case of this magnitude "extremely troublesome" and "stunning".
A postponement in an increase in rates for telephone service left the demonstrators unimpressed: most do not have a telephone.
Some Republicans with large military installations in their districts said they could support a postponement in the military cuts while negotiations continued on a broader deficit reduction plan.
