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
Muireall	-	Scottish
CÁNdida	KAHN-dhee-dhah	Spanish
Mark	MAHRK (English, Russian)	English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical
Drahoslava	-	Czech
Awiti	-	Eastern African, Luo
Toomas	-	Estonian