All adjournment synonyms
ad·journ·ment
A a noun adjournment
- deferment — Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date.
- recess — temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- deferral — Deferral means the same as deferment.
- postponement — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- intermission — a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- suspension — the act of suspending.
- prorogation — to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.