было отложено

was postponed

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was postponed A neuter past passive form, used when the postponed thing is grammatically neuter, such as решение or собрание. It can also mean “was delayed” depending on context.

RU: Из-за плохой погоды мероприятие было отложено.

EN: Because of the bad weather, the event was postponed.

Собрание было отложено.

The meeting was adjourned.

Решение было отложено.

The decision was postponed.

Из-за снегопада было отложено множество рейсов.

Many flights were delayed because of the snowfall.

Я не знаю, почему собрание было отложено.

I don't know why the meeting was postponed.