| grinding halt(noun, expression, stop, break, close) |
| half-time intermission |
| half time |
| halting(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| hiatus(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| holiday(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| interregnum(break, leave, rest, pause, relief) |
| layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| moratorium(noun, break, check, halt, delay) |
| relief(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| remission(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| rest and recreation(noun, expression, idiom, rest, relaxation) |
| standstill(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| stop(noun, verb, calm, break, close) |
| surcease(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) |
| tea break(noun, expression, rest, respite, breather) |
| time(break, pause, relief, interval, intermission) |
| time-out(noun, stop, calm, break, close) |
| vacation(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet) |
| abeyancy(break, halt, delay, pause, interval) |