postponement

Plural: postponements

Noun

• time during which some action is awaited
• act of putting off to a future time
• A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

Examples

• The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began.

Synonyms

deferment, deferral, delay, hold, time lag, wait, cunctation, hold-up