Opposite of postpone

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Ricky06

#194458 Thu, 09 Feb 06 05:00 AM

I know "postpone" means delay an event. However, I can't find a single word that means the opposite i.e. make an event happen earlier than scheduled. Could anyone help? Thanks.

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rishonly

#194462 Thu, 09 Feb 06 05:08 AM

Ricky06 wrote:
I know "postpone" means delay an event. However, I can't find a single word that means the opposite i.e. make an event happen earlier than scheduled. Could anyone help? Thanks.

Ricky

"Prepone"

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Clive

#194468 Thu, 09 Feb 06 05:34 AM

Hi,

I'd say 'advance'.

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Ricky06

#194485 Thu, 09 Feb 06 07:12 AM

Thanks, Krish and Clive. However, I can't find the word "prepone" from both Cambridge Advanced and American Heritage Dictionary. Also, is it OK to say "I want to advance the meeting to Feb 20"? Thanks.

Ricky

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rishonly

#194487 Thu, 09 Feb 06 07:22 AM

Ricky06 wrote:
Thanks, Krish and Clive. However, I can't find the word "prepone" from both Cambridge Advanced and American Heritage Dictionary. Also, is it OK to say "I want to advance the meeting to Feb 20"? Thanks.

Ricky

Try [link]

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Hly2004

#194505 Thu, 09 Feb 06 08:29 AM

I think "advance" is the word, as explained in Concise Oxford English Dictionary

It means "cause to occur at an earlier date than planned"

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Tearsofjoy

#194509 Thu, 09 Feb 06 08:43 AM

I agree with Clive. It should be "advance".

Rishonly, "prepone" is Indlish - I used to use it a lot myself, but then I read an article in Readers' Digest which taught me that "prepone" is one of a few words that Indians have created for their own convenience. Smile [:)] .

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Clive

#194633 Thu, 09 Feb 06 02:01 PM

Hi,

is it OK to say "I want to advance the meeting to Feb 20"? Yes, it's perfectly normal.

As regards 'prepone', I read this suggestion as a joke, as a humorous back-formation from 'postpone'. I wouldn't take it seriously. Anyone who said that would be greeted with raised eyebrows and incomprehension.

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#194697 Thu, 09 Feb 06 04:48 PM

Clive wrote:
As regards 'prepone', I read this suggestion as a joke, as a humorous back-formation from 'postpone'. I wouldn't take it seriously. Anyone who said that would be greeted with raised eyebrows and incomprehension.

Believe it or not, Clive, "prepone" is regarded as a bonafide word in India! I'm supposed to be fairly good at English, and I had no idea that "prepone" was incorrect till I read that Readers' Digest article! Surprise [:O]

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