stop the clock

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]

See also: clock, stop

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Eleanora		el-ə-NAWR-ə	English
Jaci		-	English
Sanford		['sænfəd]
Culver		['kʌlvə]
Derrick		['derik]
Svantovit		-	Slavic Mythology

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