ETYM Cf. f. adjournement, Old Fren. ajornement. Related to Adjourn.
1. The act of postponing to another time or place.
2. The termination of a meeting; SYN. dissolution.
In law, the postponement of the hearing of a case for later consideration. If a hearing is adjourned sine die (“without day”) it is postponed for an indefinite period.
If a party requests an adjournment, the court may find the costs of the adjournment have been unnecessarily incurred and make an order for costs against that party. + prikaži više

ETYM French délai, from Old Fren. deleer to delay, or from Latin dilatum, which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. Related to Tolerate, Differ, Delay.
1. The act of delaying; SYN. holdup, detention.
2. Time during which some action is awaited; SYN. hold, time lag, postponement, wait. + prikaži više

Act of putting off to a future time; SYN. deferment, deferral.

ETYM Old Fren. respit, French répit, from Latin respectus respect, regard, delay, in Late Lat., the deferring of a day. Related to Respect.
1. A pause for relaxation; SYN. rest, relief, rest period.
2. A pause from doing something (as work); SYN. recess, break, time out.

ETYM Cf. French suspension, Latin suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. Related to Suspend.
1. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); SYN. dangling, hanging.
2. An interruption in the intensity or amount of something; SYN. respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement.
3. A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy.
4. A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc); SYN. temporary removal.
5. A system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle; SYN. suspension system. + prikaži više