32 entries under holdup topic. ×

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stoppage(noun, stop, disorder, halt, block)
16
obstruction(noun, help, open, disorder, halt)
11
hindrance(noun, help, open, disorder, halt)
9
occlusion(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
9
jam(noun, block, delay, strike, protest)
8
closure(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
7
bottleneck(noun, block, difficulty, weakness, burden)
6
check(noun, disorder, halt, block, delay)
5
arrest(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
5
delay(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness, burden)
5
interruption(noun, stop, halt, delay, strike)
3
logjam(noun, block, jam, obstruction, deadlock)
2
hitch(noun, disorder, block, delay, difficulty)
2
tie-up(noun, delay, strike, protest, stoppage)
1
abeyance(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
close(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
cutoff(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
deduction(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
discontinuance(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
1
downtime(noun, halt, delay, strike, protest)
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