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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

postpone it for later

Hi,

is the following expression idiomatic?

I will postpone it for later.

Thank you
  

Top answer

HifaMo I will postpone it for later. It's redundant. "postpone" already means "for later".

— CalifJim

  • HifaMo I will postpone it for later.
  • It's redundant.
  • "postpone" already means "for later".
  • I will postpone it.
  • Or I will leave it for later.
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6 Answers
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HifaMoI will postpone it for later.
It's redundant. "postpone" already means "for later".

I will postpone it. Or I will leave it for later. Or I will leave it to do later.

CJ
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CalifJimIt's redundant. "postpone" already means "for later".
But many say it anyway, even though it is redundant.
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AlpheccaStarsBut many say it anyway, even though it is redundant.
Hmm. I must be living in a bubble. I don't believe I've ever heard it — until now.
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I've heard it used before, but that certainly doesn't make it correct grammar. CalifJim is correct, the redundancy is unnecessary.
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It may be redundant, but I wouldn’t call it ungrammatical.
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Indeed, you are correct. When I wrote my reply I meant it to be more general and not specific to CJ's response, at least in my mind that is what I was thinking; but, apparently my fingers didn't do a very good job of transferring that to my response. hehehe
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