| in abeyance(noun, adjective) | |
| postponed(noun, adjective, delayed, suspended, deferred) | |
| suspended(noun, adjective, deferred, postponed) | |
| abeyant(noun, adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| dormant(noun, adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| hanging fire(noun, adjective) | |
| latent(noun, adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| on ice(noun, expression, suspended, deferred, postponed) | |
| on the shelf | |
| pending(noun, adjective) | |
| put off(noun, expression, adjective, suspended, deferred) | |
| abeyance | |
| in reserve | |
| in the deep-freeze | |
| mothballed(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy) | |
| pushed aside | |
| reserved | |
| shelved | |
| shoved aside | |
| shunted aside |
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