holdup (n.)

• afterthought
• arrest
• banditry
• bind
• block
• blockage
• blocking
• check
• closure
• constriction
• cramp
• deceleration
• delay
• detainment
• detention
• drag
• exploitation
• extortion
• fixation
• flagging
• gain
• halt
• hang-up
• heist
• hijacking
• hindrance
• hysteresis
• impediment
• inhibition
• interference
• interim
• interruption
• jam
• lag
• lagging
• let
• letdown
• letup
• logjam
• moratorium
• mugging
• negativism
• obstruction
• obstructionism
• occlusion
• opposition
• overcharge
• pause
• repression
• reprieve
• resistance
• respite
• restraint
• restriction
• retardation
• robbery
• robbing
• setback
• slackening
• slowdown
• slowing
• slowness
• squeeze
• stay
• stickup
• stop
• stoppage
• stranglehold
• stricture
• suppression
• surcharge
• suspension
• throughput
• tie-up
• usury
• wait