cooling off period
Required waiting interval
A cooling off period is a designated time during which emotions or tensions can subside before action is taken.
Labor law provides cooling off periods before strikes can begin.
Consumer protection laws allow cooling off periods during which buyers can cancel certain contracts without penalty.
In relationships, a cooling off period means time apart: We agreed to a two-week cooling off period before deciding anything.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- time outTemporary stop in action
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
take a breath · breathing room · reconsider · contract · cancellation · door-to-door sales · buyer's remorse · hesitation · delay · withdrawal · walk away · calm down · think twice · sleep on it · second thoughts · retail · refund · consumer
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- Negotiation Termsdeadlock, bargaining, negotiation, stalemate, compromise
- school disciplinesuspension, expulsion, detention, corporal punishment, paddling
- gambling regulationgambling laws, gambling licenses, gaming license, licensing fees, regulatory body
- retail lawconsumer rights, sales tax, product liability, labeling laws, product labeling
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
cooling off periodimpulse purchase
Unplanned buying decision
rush to judgment · hasty decision · snap judgment · snap decision · spur of the moment
cooling off periodescalation
Progressive increase in intensity
heat of passion · blowup · flare-up · heated argument · losing one's temper
cooling off periodfinal sale
Nonreturnable transaction
binding agreement · no returns · point of no return · as-is sale · all sales final
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