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
Aleck	['ælik]
LÚ&Eth;VÍK	LOODH-veek	Icelandic
Misty	MIS-tee	English
Flavie	fla-VEE	French
Steffen	SHTE-fen (Low German)	Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Jingyi	-	Chinese