cooling-off periods
Deliberation time requirements
Cooling-off periods are designated intervals allowing parties to reconsider a decision before it becomes final.
Consumer protection laws often mandate cooling-off periods for certain purchases, letting buyers cancel contracts without penalty: The three-day cooling-off period lets you back out of the timeshare.
Labor law uses the term for mandatory delays before strikes.
In relationships, a cooling-off period is time apart to let emotions settle.
- armisticesAgreements to stop fighting
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- waiting gameStrategy of deliberate delay
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
de-escalation · reprieve · detente · cool heads · deferral · respite · consumer protection · fair trading · door-to-door sales · postponement · dispute resolution · abeyance · sleep on it · second thoughts · delays · no strings attached · pause · time out
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- work hourswork hours, overtime, office hours, work schedules, shifts
- nudgesnudge, nudging, prod, poke, prompt
cooling-off periodssnap decisions
impulse purchases · flash sales · pressure tactics · deadline pressure
cooling-off periodsbinding agreements
Enforceable promises between parties
final sale · all sales final · point of no return · fait accompli · caveat emptor
cooling-off periodsheat of the moment
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