Formed in Indian English from the prefix pre-, meaning before, and postpone. Merriam-Webster notes an older, now obsolete use from the 1500s meaning to set something before something else, while the modern Indian English use has been recorded for more than a century.
Move to an earlier time
verb
planning
neutral
In Indian English, to arrange for a planned event or activity to happen earlier than first scheduled.
Examples
- The committee preponed the meeting from Friday to Wednesday.
- Can we prepone the interview by an hour?
- The exam was preponed because the school will be closed next week.
- Please do not prepone the appointment without calling me.
- They are preponing the product launch to avoid the holiday rush.
- If the flight is preponed, the airline will send a new departure time.