'postponed-evaluated' originates from the combination of 'postpone' and 'evaluate', where 'postpone' meant 'to delay' and 'evaluate' meant 'to assess or determine the value of'.

'postponed-evaluated' changed from the concept of 'lazy evaluation' in programming and eventually became a term used to describe a specific evaluation strategy.

Initially, it meant 'to delay evaluation', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'evaluated at a later time or stage'.