Noun

• S: (n) delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait (time during which some action is awaited) "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) extension (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt) "they applied for an extension of the loan"
• S: (n) moratorium (a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged)
• S: (n) retardation (the extent to which something is delayed or held back)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
• S: (n) lapse (a break or intermission in the occurrence of something) "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
• S: (n) blackout (a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting)
• S: (n) caesura (a pause or interruption (as in a conversation)) "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
• S: (n) dead air (an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound)
• S: (n) delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait (time during which some action is awaited) "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
• S: (n) halftime (an intermission between the first and second half of a game)
• S: (n) respite, rest, relief, rest period (a pause for relaxation) "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
• S: (n) time-out (a brief suspension of play) "each team has two time-outs left"
• S: (n) letup, lull (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished) "there was never a letup in the noise"
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) delay [Related to: delay] (slow the growth or development of) "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
• W: (v) delay [Related to: delay] (act later than planned, scheduled, or required) "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
• W: (v) hold [Related to: hold] (stop dealing with) "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting"
• W: (v) hold [Related to: hold] (cause to stop) "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
• W: (v) wait [Related to: wait] (wait before acting) "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
• S: (n) postponement, deferment, deferral (act of putting off to a future time)