moratorium (n.)

• afterthought
• bind
• block
• blockage
• cancellation
• delay
• detention
• freeze
• halt
• hang-up
• hiatus
• hindrance
• holdup
• interim
• jam
• lag
• lagging
• logjam
• obliteration
• obstruction
• pause
• postponement
• reprieve
• respite
• retardation
• slowdown
• slowness
• stay
• stop
• stoppage
• suspense
• suspension
• tie-up
• wait
• write-off