14
postponement(noun, act, time, delay, stay)
12
deferment(noun, act, time, delay, stay)
10
delay(noun, act, time, stay, interruption)
8
stay(noun, act, time, delay, interruption)
6
adjournment(noun, act, time, delay, stay)
6
suspension(noun, act, time, delay, stay)
4
recess
3
corner
3
respite
3
wait(noun, stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
break
2
extension(noun, delay)
2
interruption(noun, stay, suspension, postponement, holdup)
2
moratorium(noun, stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
procrastination(noun, delay, stay, interruption, respite)
2
prolongation
2
prorogation(noun, stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
protraction
2
waiver(noun, act, time)
1
abeyance
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