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moratorium

noun/mɔːrəˈtɔriəm/

a temporary suspension or delay of an activity or a law

The city council voted to impose a moratorium on new building permits until the environmental impact study was completed.

suspensiondelaydeferment
word origin — from Latin 'moratorium', from 'morari' meaning 'to delay'