abeyance Synonyms

abeyance Meaning

Wordnet

abeyance (n)

temporary cessation or suspension

Webster

abeyance (n.)

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

Suspension; temporary suppression.

abeyance Sentence Examples

  1. The project was put in abeyance as the team awaited further instructions from upper management.
  2. The legal proceedings were held in abeyance, pending the resolution of a key evidentiary issue.
  3. The construction plans were held in abeyance until the environmental impact assessment was completed.
  4. Due to budget constraints, several initiatives were placed in abeyance until the next fiscal year.
  5. The decision on the proposed policy changes was kept in abeyance until after the upcoming elections.
  6. The negotiations between the two countries were temporarily in abeyance as diplomatic tensions escalated.
  7. The implementation of the new software was held in abeyance due to technical glitches that needed resolution.
  8. With the unexpected departure of the project manager, the entire project was left in abeyance until a replacement was found.
  9. The scholarship program was placed in abeyance until additional funding could be secured.
  10. The company's expansion plans were reluctantly placed in abeyance amidst the economic downturn.

FAQs About the word abeyance

temporary cessation or suspensionExpectancy; condition of being undetermined., Suspension; temporary suppression.

suspense,suspension, coma, recession, quiescence, inertia, dormancy, cold storage,moratorium, latency

continuation,continuation, continuance, continuance, resuscitation, resumption,renewal, resumption, resuscitation, renewal

The project was put in abeyance as the team awaited further instructions from upper management.

The legal proceedings were held in abeyance, pending the resolution of a key evidentiary issue.

The construction plans were held in abeyance until the environmental impact assessment was completed.

Due to budget constraints, several initiatives were placed in abeyance until the next fiscal year.