"holdup" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: robbery - larceny by threat of violence

same as: armed robbery, heist, stickup
is a type of: inactivity - being inactive; being less active
subtypes:
- break, disruption, gap, interruption - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- demurrage - detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
- forbearance - a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
- deferment, deferral, postponement - act of putting off to a future time
- cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
- lag, retardation, slowdown - the act of slowing down or falling behind
- dalliance, dawdling, trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- filibuster - (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
- lingering, tarriance - the act of tarrying
same as: delay