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break, disruption, gap, interruption
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
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demurrage
detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
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deferment, deferral, postponement
act of putting off to a future time
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cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
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lag, retardation, slowdown
the act of slowing down or falling behind
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dalliance, dawdling, trifling
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
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filibuster
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
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lingering, tarriance
the act of tarrying
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cut-in, insert
(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
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cut-in, insert
(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
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adjournment
the act of postponing to another time or place
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interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
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abruption, breaking off
an instance of sudden interruption
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barracking, heckling
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree
