Synonyms of the word

deferment

• n. An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
• n. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

deferral

• n. An act of deferring, a deferment.
• n. An accrual.
• n. A prepayment.

delay

• n. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
• v. To put off until a later time; to defer.
• v. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
• v. (obsolete) To allay; to temper.
• v. (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
• v. (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.

holdup

• n. Alternative spelling of hold-up.

postponement

• n. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.