adjournment
Gavel signals intermission
Adjournment is the act of suspending proceedings to resume at a later time.
Courts adjourn until the next session; meetings adjourn until next week.
The judge announced a brief adjournment for lunch.
An adjournment can be temporary or indefinite—some legislative bodies adjourn sine die, meaning without setting a date to reconvene.
Interrupt continuity
- haltComplete sudden stop
- postponementDelaying to later
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
hiatus · interruption · respite · intermission · recess · interlude · stoppage · continuance
Sustained extension forward
- recessPause in activity
- postponementDelaying to later
- prorogationFormal legislative recess
- stayRemain in position
docket · hearing · proceedings · court · trial · bench · gavel · motion
Pause in activity
- prorogationFormal legislative recess
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
dissolution · motion · speaker · debate · quorum · chamber · filibuster · reconvene
Device displaying time
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- resumptionAct of continuing again
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
position · notation · flag · scoresheet · endgame · adjudication · grandmaster · tournament
break
Interrupt continuity
- haltComplete sudden stop
- postponementDelaying to later
- delayEnforced waiting period
suspension · hiatus · interruption · respite · intermission · recess · interlude · stoppage · continuance · deferral
continuance
Sustained extension forward
- recessPause in activity
- postponementDelaying to later
- prorogationFormal legislative recess
stay · docket · hearing · proceedings · court · trial · bench · gavel · motion · ruling
recess
Pause in activity
- prorogationFormal legislative recess
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
parliament · dissolution · motion · speaker · debate · quorum · chamber · filibuster · reconvene · tabling
clock
Device displaying time
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- resumptionAct of continuing again
overnight · position · notation · flag · scoresheet · endgame · adjudication · grandmaster · tournament
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, confirmation hearings
- parliamentary procedurestanding orders, motions, quorum rules, divisions, debate rules
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- conventionsconvention, conventions, delegates, conference, attendee
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
adjournmentcommencement
Act of starting
beginning · opening · inauguration · convening · initiation
adjournmentcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
resumption · reconvening · continuance · proceeding · prolongation
adjournmentconvocation
Formal ceremonial gathering
assembly · gathering · convention · congregation · meeting