prorogatie

Definitions of prorogatie
  1. noun
    a pause from doing something (as work)
    synonyms: opschorting, respijt, schaften, schoolvakantie, temporisatie, time-out, uitsparing, uitstel, verlet, verschuiving, verwijl
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    break, fermate, pauze, rustpauze
    temporary inactivity
  2. noun
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
    synonyms: oponthoud, opschorting, respijt, temporisatie, uitstel, verlet, verschuiving, verwijl
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    interruptie, onderbreking, verstoring
    an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    aanhouding
    act of putting off to a future time
    besluiteloosheid
    the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
    productievermindering, produktievermindering, vertraging
    the act of slowing down or falling behind
    gedraal, geteut, getreuzel
    the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
    filibuster
    (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
    gedraal, geteut, getreuzel
    the act of tarrying
    aanhouding
    the act of postponing to another time or place
    inlas, insertie, intercalatie, interjectie, interpolatie, tussenvoegsel, tussenwerpsel, tw.
    the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
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