When do you want to postpone it <until/till> vs <to>?

[undisPOOted]

Tom: Can we postpone the meeting?
Kate: When do you want to postpone it until/till? OR What day/date do you want to postpone it to?
[The dialogue is mine]

Unfortunately, I haven't found any similar examples online. It feels like when works better with until/till and what day/date - with to.
Which option(s) sound(s) idiomatic to you?

 

[SoothingDave]

It really doesn't matter which one, but I agree with your conclusion about which sounds more idiomatic.

 

[undisPOOted]

It really doesn't matter which one, but I agree with your conclusion about which sounds more idiomatic.

Which one would you use?

 

[SoothingDave]

Like you said. "Till" in the first, "to" in the second.

 

[jutfrank]

I'd use to in both.

 

[undisPOOted]

I'd use to in both.

Would you say "When do you want to postpone it to?"?

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, I'd use to in both of your sentences, which is strictly speaking the correct choice.

Using until or 'til is also natural, however, if you don't want to be quite so formal. People use this because they're thinking that 'postpone' is a synonym of 'delay'.

 

[emsr2d2]

Bear in mind that native speakers rarely speak in full sentences when responding to a question. We don't bother repeating large swathes of the question.

Tom: Can we postpone the meeting?
Kate: Till when/When till/When to?

 

[undisPOOted]

Yes, I'd use to in both of your sentences, which is strictly speaking the correct choice.

Using until or 'til is also natural, however, if you don't want to be quite so formal. People use this because they're thinking that 'postpone' is a synonym of 'delay'.

That's interesting. But when have something like this, and I want to make up a special question:

postpone something until something We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. (Oxford Dictionary)

I will have to use "until" anyway, right? -> When will we have to postpone the meeting until?

 

[emsr2d2]

If you're suggesting you can use only "until" in the response, that's wrong.

We'll have to postpone it to next week.

 

[undisPOOted]

If you're suggesting you can use only "until" in the response, that's wrong.

We'll have to postpone it to next week.

Sorry, I don't understand you. Post #9 was not about my sentences.

 

[5jj]

I will have use "until" anyway, right? -> When will we have to postpone the meeting until?

I woudn't use until; I would use till or to, probably the latter.

 

[jutfrank]

postpone something until something We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. (Oxford Dictionary)

I will have to use "until" anyway, right? -> When will we have to postpone the meeting until?

It seems I haven't been clear enough. I've been trying to say that I think you should use 'to' instead of 'until'. However, if you want to use 'until', that's fine because it's quite natural and many native speakers would say that even though it's not strictly correct.

The pattern is:

postpone (an event) to (a point in time)