abeyance

hold something in abeyance

to stall or postpone something. This is a good plan but not at this time. Let's just hold it in abeyance until things get better. We will hold the matter in abeyance until we hear from you.

in abeyance

in reserve. Until the judge determined that the evidence could be used in the trial, it was held in abeyance. I kept my opinion in abeyance.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Josefina	ho-se-FEE-nah (Spanish), zhoo-zə-FEE-nə (Portuguese), yoo-se-FEE-nah (Swedish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish
Dionysos	dee-o-nuy-sos (Ancient Greek)	Greek Mythology
Ansgar	AHNS-gahr (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Dorothy	['dɔrəθi]
Nadja	NAHT-yah (German)	German, Slovene
Law	-	Medieval English