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postdate

post·date [ pst dáyt ] (past and past participle post·dat·ed, present participle post·dat·ing, 3rd person present singular post·dates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. date check later: to put a date on a check later than the current day's date in order to delay payment

2. happen later than something: to happen or be at a later date than something

3. assign later date to event: to assign a date to something such as an event in history that is later than the one previously assigned

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