| NOUN | time | postponement, delay, hold, time lag, wait | time during which some action is awaited |
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| act | postponement, deferment, deferral | act of putting off to a future time |
| Sounds | powspow'nmahnt; powstpow'nmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Time during which some action is awaited. | |
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| Synonyms | delay, hold, time lag, wait | |
| Narrower | extension | A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt |
| moratorium | A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged | |
| retardation | The extent to which something is delayed or held back | |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Spanish | aplazamiento, atraso, demora, dilación, espera, retraso | |
| Catalan | demora, espera, retardament | |
| Meaning | Act of putting off to a future time. | |
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| Synonyms | deferment, deferral | |
| Narrower | adjournment | The act of postponing to another time or place |
| Broader | delay, holdup | The act of delaying |
| Spanish | aplazamiento, diferimiento, dilación, postergación, prórroga | |
| Catalan | ajornament, pròrroga | |
| Verbs | postpone | hold back to a later time |
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