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moratorium

noun

1 moratorium

A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged.

Roget 133: lateness etc. adj.; tardiness etc. (slowness) 275.    delay, delation; cunctation, procrastination; deferring, deferral etc. ... show more

Dutch: moratorium
Polish: moratorium

2 moratorium

Suspension of an ongoing activity.


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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