Having an adjournment but stopping on perhaps (10)

I believe the answer is:

postponing

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'having an adjournment' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'stopping on perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stopping'+'on'='stoppingon'
'stoppingon' is an anagram of 'POSTPONING'.

'but' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for postponing that I've seen before include "Off-putting" , "Deferring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.