All moratorium synonyms

noun moratorium

• suspension — the act of suspending.
• reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• postponement — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
• freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
• 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.
• ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
• truce — a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
• deferment — Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date.
• adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
• breather — If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
• 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.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• abeyance — a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
• downtime — a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• five — a cardinal number, four plus one.
• cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
• standstill — a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.
• abeyancy — (rare) Abeyance.
• grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.