stop the clock

Postpone a deadline by not counting the elapsing hours. For example, Management agreed to stop the clock so that a new contract could be negotiated before the present one expired . [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Garey	GER-ee, GAR-ee	English
Cvita	TSVEE-tah	Croatian
Abimael	-	Biblical
Farag	-	Arabic
Caitlin	KAHT-leen (Irish), KAYT-lin (English)	Irish, English
Alphonso	[æl'fɔnsəu]