stand-down
Military alert cancellation
A stand-down is a period of relaxation or cessation of activity, especially after a state of alert or heightened readiness.
Military units stand down when a threat passes or operations conclude.
The term extends to any withdrawal from confrontation or tension: After weeks of escalating threats, both sides agreed to a stand-down.
As a verb phrase, to stand down is to step back from a position or relinquish a role: The CEO stood down amid the scandal.
Agreed halt to fighting
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- de-escalationReducing conflict intensity
demobilization · pullback · evacuation · truce · armistice · fallback · disbandment · redeployment
Complete sudden stop
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- freezeBecome solid from cold
stoppage · discontinuation · hiatus · abeyance · standstill · break · intermission · respite
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
de-escalation · demobilization · pullback · evacuation · truce · armistice · fallback · disbandment · redeployment · détente
halt
Complete sudden stop
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
freeze · stoppage · discontinuation · hiatus · abeyance · standstill · break · intermission · respite · lull
decompress
Release stored pressure
downtime · respite · relief · off-duty · chill · lounge · leisure · break · recuperation · recharge
resign
Voluntarily leave office
- abdicateFormally renounce authority
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- vacateLeave a place empty
retire · departure · quit · surrender · cede · renounce · leave · withdrawal · concede · yield
- ceasefirestruce, armistice, ceasefire line, ceasefire violation, Christmas truce
- demobilizationdemob, demobilize, demobilization, disband, disbanding
- labor actionslabor strike, strike, strike vote, walkout, picket
stand-downmobilization
Organizing for action
mobilize · call to arms · deployment · activation · call-up
stand-downescalation
Progressive increase in intensity
confrontation · face-off · showdown · stand-off · aggression
stand-downramp-up
Phased increase in intensity
start-up · activation · engagement · commencement · resumption