adjourned
Put on hold
Adjourned means suspended or postponed, typically with the intention of resuming later.
A meeting or court session that has adjourned has temporarily ended: The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
When a group adjourns, members disperse—often to reconvene elsewhere: We adjourned to the bar after the conference.
Pause in activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- hiatusBreak in activity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
respite · interlude · halftime · interval · breather · suspended · interrupted · standstill
Judicial proceedings chamber
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- recessPause in activity
- continuanceSustained extension forward
gavel · judge · verdict · docket · motion · counsel · testimony · proceedings
Delay or submit
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- shelveSuspend or store
continue · remand · stay · prorogue · put off · carry over · hold over · set back
Came to a stop
- closedNot accessible now
- finishedBrought to an end
- dissolvedDispersed into solvent
- terminatedBrought to an end
dismissed · wrapped up · disbanded · risen
recess
Pause in activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- hiatusBreak in activity
pause · respite · interlude · halftime · interval · breather · suspended · interrupted · standstill · abeyance
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
continuance · gavel · judge · verdict · docket · motion · counsel · testimony · proceedings · session
defer
Delay or submit
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
shelve · continue · remand · stay · prorogue · put off · carry over · hold over · set back · reconvene
ended
Came to a stop
terminated · dismissed · wrapped up · disbanded · risen
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- delayeddelayed, postponed, deferred, suspended, on hold
- low-prioritylow-priority, nonessential, noncritical, deferrable, secondary
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool