postponement

Noun
  1. Time during which some action is awaited (synset 115297015)
    "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
    is a type of: break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
    subtypes:
    • extension - a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    • moratorium - a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
    • retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
    same as: delay, hold, time lag, wait
  2. Act of putting off to a future time (synset 101068805)
    is a type of: delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
    subtypes: adjournment - the act of postponing to another time or place
    same as: deferment, deferral

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