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14
postponement(act, time, delay, stay)
12
deferment(act, time, delay, stay)
10
delay(act, time, stay, interruption)
8
stay(act, time, delay, interruption)
6
adjournment(act, time, delay, stay)
6
suspension(act, time, delay, stay)
4
recess
3
corner
3
wait(stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
extension
2
interruption(stay, suspension, postponement, holdup)
2
moratorium(stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
procrastination(delay, stay, interruption, respite)
2
prorogation(stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
2
waiver(act, time)
1
abeyance
1
abeyancy
1
acedia(depression, inactivity, laziness, inertia)
1
arrest
1
check(stay, interruption, suspension, postponement)
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