1) Deferral 2) Delay 3) Holdup 4) Postponement 1) Deferral 2) Delay 3) Postponement 4) Prorogation 5) Suspension 
• (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.
You can apply to the DSS (Department of Social Security) to defer payment of national insurance contributions if it is likely that you would otherwise pay more than the permitted maximum, or if some of your business income is liable to Class 1 employees national insurance contributions. Any remaining liability is collected by the DSS after the end ...
An approved temporary postponement of acceptance to a university or college program, based on certai
De·fer'ment noun [ See 1st Defer .] The act of delaying; postponement. [ R.] « My grief, joined with the instant business, Begs a deferment .» Suckling. 
deferment 1. The act of putting off, or an instance of delaying, until a future time. 2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
You can apply to the DSS (Department of Social Security) to defer payment of national insurance contributions if it is likely that you would otherwise pay more than the permitted maximum, or if some of your business income is liable to Class 1 employees national insurance contributions. Any remaining liability is collected by the DSS after the end ...
Delay of livestock grazing on an area for an adequate period of time to provide for plant reproduction, establishment of new plants, or restoration of vigour.
the act of deferring or putting off; postponement. · a temporary exemption from induction into military service.
act of putting off to a future time act of putting off to a future time