Common Mistakes : Cancel

verb

.BAD: The meeting has been cancelled until next Thursday .GOOD: The meeting has been postponed until next Thursday

cancel = arrange for a planned event not to take place after all .Five of their players were either ill or injured, and so the match had to be cancelled

postpone = arrange for a planned event to take place at a later time or date .We’ve decided to postpone the wedding until Steve has found a job