| postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, control) |
| delay(noun, verb, stop, hold, break) |
| put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| suspend(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject) |
| shelve(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop) |
| procrastinate(verb, hold, keep, reject, cool) |
| retard(verb, hold, check, keep, reject) |
| stay(verb, stop, hold, break, drop) |
| waive(verb, hold, drop, accept, reject) |
| prorogue(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep) |
| hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, break, check) |
| protract(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt) |
| impede(verb, stop, hold, break, check) |
| interrupt(verb, hold, reject, bother, disturb) |
| prolong(verb, hold, drop, keep, disregard) |