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go-slow(strike, slowdown, walkout)
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gridlock(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup)
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hangup(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
happy hour
1
heave-ho(break, halt, delay, interruption, postponement)
1
hindrance(noun, check, halt, delay, stay)
1
hitch(delay, stoppage, holdup)
1
hold(noun, delay, pause)
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hold-up(noun, check, delay, stay, pause)
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holding(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
1
holding pattern(noun, expression, check, delay, stay)
1
holdup(check, delay, obstruction, interruption, stoppage)
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hush(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
1
idle time(noun, expression, idiom, stoppage)
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idleness(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
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immobility(calm, stillness)
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immobilization(delay, strike, protest, stoppage, holdup)
1
immunity(break, relief, interval)
1
impedance(check, delay, obstruction)
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impediment(noun, check, delay, stay, wait)
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