adjournment

Definitions

The act of suspending a meeting, trial, or session to a future time.

A period of time during which a proceeding is suspended.

Examples

The judge announced an immediate adjournment of the court session until tomorrow morning.

After hours of intense debate, the committee finally voted for an adjournment to allow members time to review the proposal.

Synonyms

postponement deferral suspension recess delay pause break

Antonyms

continuation resumption commencement start beginning convocation opening