call-off
Pull the plug
A call-off is a cancellation, especially of a scheduled event or work shift: Three call-offs left us short-staffed.
In business, a call-off order is a request to release goods from a standing contract—you've agreed to buy a quantity over time, and each call-off draws from that commitment.
To discontinue activity
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stoppageInterruption of flow
standstill · suspension · hiatus · interruption · break · hold · cessation · adjournment
Act of ending something
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- abolishOfficially end a practice
- invalidateMake null or void
rescind · void · quash · nullify · repeal · scrub · countermand · undo
Enforced waiting period
- deferDelay or submit
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
shelve · table · holdover · rain check · pushback · extension · deferral · rescheduling
cease
To discontinue activity
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
stoppage · standstill · suspension · hiatus · interruption · break · hold · cessation · adjournment · discontinue
termination
Act of ending something
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- abolishOfficially end a practice
invalidate · rescind · void · quash · nullify · repeal · scrub · countermand · undo · withdrawal
delay
Enforced waiting period
- deferDelay or submit
- rescheduleAssign a different time
- adjournTemporarily halt proceedings
suspend · shelve · table · holdover · rain check · pushback · extension · deferral · rescheduling · postponement
withdraw
Remove or pull away
repudiate · reverse · disclaim · backtrack · walk back · take back · back out · renege · retreat · about-face