| lacuna(noun, break, halt, delay, blow) |
| truce(noun, halt, responsibility, pause, pardon) |
| cancellation(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction) |
| deferral(noun, act, time, delay, stay) |
| dismissal(noun, release, discharge, notice, separation) |
| downtime(noun, stop, break, close, time) |
| ending(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| expulsion(noun, end, release, discharge, notice) |
| finish(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| interlude(noun, break, leave, halt, delay) |
| intermittence(noun, stop, end, cease, inaction) |
| layoff(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| letup(noun, break, leave, halt, delay) |
| lull(noun, break, leave, halt, delay) |
| quiescence(noun, action, break, halt, delay) |
| standstill(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| termination(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| abeyancy(noun, action, delay, condition, abeyance) |
| breather(noun, stop, break, close, end) |
| caesura(noun, halt, delay, blow, rest) |