| dormancy(noun, action, break, time, halt) |
| intermission(noun, action, break, halt, delay) |
| latency(noun, action, break, time, halt) |
| quiescence(noun, action, break, time, halt) |
| suspension(noun, action, delay, condition, abeyance) |
| abeyance(noun, action, break, halt, delay) |
| postponement(noun, break, halt, delay, pause) |
| action |
| break(halt, delay, pause, interval, interruption) |
| breather(break, halt, delay, pause, interval) |
| breathing spell(noun, expression, stop, break, time) |
| cessation(break, time, halt, delay, pause) |
| deferral(noun, abeyance) |
| doldrums(noun, stop, break, time, halt) |
| downtime(break, halt, delay, pause, interval) |
| interim(noun, break, time, halt, rest) |
| interlude(noun, break, time, rest, pause) |
| interregnum(noun, break, time, rest, interval) |
| interruption(noun, break, halt, delay, interval) |
| layoff(break, halt, delay, interval, interruption) |