noun
respite, suspension, adjournment; see delay 1, pause 1, 2.
See postponement in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:
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» deferment
» delay
» filibuster
» indefinite
» reprieve
» respite
» runaround
» stay
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