Exact Match:
- postponement
- act of putting off to a future time
Synonyms:
- no synonyms found
Related Words:
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- dallying,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- delay,
- elongation,
- endurance,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- lag,
- lengthening,
- lingering,
- maintenance,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- postponement,
- procrastination,
- production,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- prorogation,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- repetition,
- run,
- stay,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretching,
- stringing out,
- suspension,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- tabling,
- tension,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
- moratorium
collapse - suspension of an ongoing activity
- a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged related words >
- afterthought,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- bureaucratic delay,
- cancellation,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detention,
- double take,
- dragging,
- freeze,
- grace period,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- hiatus,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- interim,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- logjam,
- obliteration,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- postponement,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowness,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- suspense,
- suspension,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- wait,
- write-off
- prolongation
collapse
- the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" related words >
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- coming after,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- elongation,
- endurance,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- following,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- order,
- order of succession,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- production,
- progress,
- progression,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- sequence,
- series,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretching,
- stringing out,
- subjunction,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffixation,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- tabling,
- tension,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
- reprieve
collapse
- the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- relieve temporarily
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution related words >
- absolution,
- afterthought,
- amnesty,
- benevolence,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- bureaucratic delay,
- catharsis,
- cleanse,
- cleanse away,
- cleansing,
- clemency,
- commiseration,
- compassion,
- condolence,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- deliver,
- deliverance,
- detention,
- discharge,
- double take,
- dragging,
- emotional release,
- exculpation,
- excuse,
- exemption,
- exoneration,
- favor,
- feeling,
- forbear,
- forbearance,
- forgive,
- forgiveness,
- free,
- free from,
- freeing,
- give quarter,
- give release,
- give respite,
- grace,
- grant a reprieve,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- have mercy upon,
- have pity,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- humanity,
- immunity,
- indemnity,
- interim,
- intermission,
- intermit,
- jam,
- kindness,
- lag,
- lagging,
- leniency,
- let off,
- let up on,
- logjam,
- melt,
- mercy,
- mitigation,
- moratorium,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- pardon,
- pathos,
- pause,
- pity,
- postponement,
- purgation,
- purge,
- purge away,
- purging,
- quarter,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- redemption,
- relax,
- release,
- relent,
- relief,
- remission,
- remission of sin,
- removal,
- remove,
- rescue,
- respite,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- ruth,
- save,
- self-pity,
- shrift,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowness,
- spare,
- sparing,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- surcease,
- suspend,
- suspension,
- sympathy,
- take pity on,
- thaw,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- wait
- respite
collapse
- a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
- a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" related words >
- abeyance,
- afterthought,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- blow,
- break,
- breath,
- breather,
- breathing,
- breathing place,
- breathing space,
- breathing spell,
- breathing time,
- bureaucratic delay,
- caesura,
- catharsis,
- cease-fire,
- cigarette break,
- cleansing,
- cocktail hour,
- coffee break,
- day off,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- deliverance,
- detention,
- discharge,
- double take,
- downtime,
- dragging,
- drop,
- emotional release,
- enforced respite,
- extension,
- freeing,
- grace,
- grant a reprieve,
- half time,
- half-time intermission,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- happy hour,
- hesitation,
- hiatus,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- holiday,
- interim,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- intermittence,
- interregnum,
- interruption,
- interval,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- lapse,
- layoff,
- letup,
- logjam,
- lull,
- moratorium,
- obstruction,
- off-time,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- plateau,
- point of repose,
- postponement,
- purgation,
- purge,
- purging,
- quiet spell,
- recess,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- release,
- relief,
- remission,
- removal,
- reprieve,
- rest,
- resting point,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowness,
- spell,
- stand-down,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- surcease,
- suspension,
- tea break,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- time off,
- time out,
- truce,
- vacation,
- wait
- PS,
- Parthian shot,
- accession,
- accessory,
- accompaniment,
- addenda,
- addendum,
- additament,
- addition,
- additive,
- additory,
- additum,
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- adjunct,
- adjuvant,
- afterthought,
- annex,
- annexation,
- appanage,
- appendage,
- appendant,
- appendix,
- appurtenance,
- appurtenant,
- attachment,
- augment,
- augmentation,
- back matter,
- chorus,
- coda,
- codicil,
- colophon,
- coming after,
- complement,
- conclusion,
- concomitant,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- consequence,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuity,
- corollary,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- double take,
- duration,
- dying words,
- endurance,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- extrapolation,
- fixture,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- following,
- increase,
- increment,
- last words,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- offshoot,
- order,
- order of succession,
- parting shot,
- pendant,
- peroration,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- postscript,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- refrain,
- reinforcement,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- second thought,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequence,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- series,
- side effect,
- side issue,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- subjunction,
- subscript,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffix,
- suffixation,
- supplement,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- swan song,
- tabling,
- tag,
- tailpiece,
- undergirding,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
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