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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, break, breather, breathing spell, cessation, coffee break, concluding, conclusion, cutoff, deferment, disbarment, discontinuation, discontinuing, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, end, ending, finish, five, freeze, halt, heave-ho, intermission, interruption, latency, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, period, postponement, quiescence, quiescency, remission, respite, stay, stoppage, suspense, ten, termination, time-out |
| Antonyms: | completion, continuation, finish, persistence |
| Main Entry: | wait |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, delay |
| Synonyms: | down, downtime, halt, hold*, hold-up, interim, interval, on hold, rest, stay, time wasted |
| Antonyms: | act, continuation, doing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | time-out |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension of activity |
| Synonyms: | break, breather, breathing spell, halt, interlude, intermission, letup, lull, pause, recess, rest, short break, spell |
| Main Entry: | stopover |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | layover |
| Synonyms: | breather, delay, halt, pause, stop |
| Main Entry: | stopping |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | staying |
| Synonyms: | block, ceasing, check, closing, delay, desisting, deterring, discontinuance, end, ending, finish, halt, halting, hesitation, holding, pause, remaining, suspension, terminating, wait |
| Main Entry: | cut-off |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop |
| Synonyms: | cessation, check, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stoppage, termination |
| Main Entry: | discontinuation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop |
| Synonyms: | break, cessation, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuity, disruption, ending, gap, halt, interruption, pause, stay, stoppage, suspension |
| Main Entry: | discontinuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop |
| Synonyms: | break, cessation, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, disruption, ending, gap, halt, interruption, pause, stay, stoppage, suspension |
| Main Entry: | obviation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prevention |
| Synonyms: | avoidance, blockage, deterence, determent, deterrence, forestalling, forestallment, halt, hindrance, impediment, inhibitor, interception, interruption, obstacle, obstruction, preclusion, prohibition, stoppage, thwarting |
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