a prefix, meaning “behind,” “after,” “later,” “subsequent to,” “posterior to,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (postscript), but now used freely in the formation of compound words (post-Elizabethan; postfix; postgraduate; postorbital).

What does post mean example?

Post is defined as later, behind or after. An example of post is postpone, which means putting something off until a later time.

What does in the post mean?

Filters. (idiomatic) On the way; soon to arrive. We have survived our trials, yours are in the post.