232 entries under delay topic. ×

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hover(verb, stop, settle, halt)
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moratorium(noun, break, halt, agreement)
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postponement(noun, break, halt, relief)
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take a break(verb, expression, idiom, rest)
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think twice(verb, expression, stop, rest)
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adjournment(noun, break, leave, halt)
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bide(verb, stop, settle, continue)
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breathing spell(noun, expression, calm, break, quiet)
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coffee break(noun, expression, stop, calm, break)
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finish(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
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hold up(verb, expression, stop, restrain)
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layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, ease)
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letup(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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mark time(verb, expression, idiom, stop)
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period(noun, break, time, halt)
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stall(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
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take five(verb, expression, idiom, rest)
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take ten(verb, expression, idiom, break)
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termination(noun, stop, break, close, end)
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