abeyance Synonyms

suspension stop stay shelved serotine rest respite reprieve remission recess quiescency quiescence postponement postponed pendency pending pause stoppage suspended hanging fire temporarily deferred suspensions inexpression breathing spell time out layoff nonbeing back burner inactiveness stand-down moratorium deferral waiting tabula suspense nihilism lull desistance delay deferment deathliness comma cloture cessation catalepsy caesura break ambushment aestivation adjournment