waiting period
Required time lapse
A waiting period is a required interval before something can happen or take effect.
Insurance policies often impose waiting periods before coverage begins.
Gun purchases may require waiting periods between sale and delivery.
The term implies mandatory delay, usually set by law or policy: There's a three-day waiting period before the wedding license is valid.
Temporary prohibition or delay
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- postponementDelaying to later
- deferralAct of delaying action
- holdMaintain in grasp
freeze · embargo · adjournment · abeyance · standstill · hiatus · pause · halt
Twenty-four-hour spans
- weeksSeven-day periods
- monthsYear's twelve parts
- timeframeDesignated duration for something
- termFixed period or word
interval · span · window · deadline · countdown · calendar · timeline · expiration
Calm during delays
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- composureEmotional self-control
calm · resignation · acceptance · stoicism · equanimity · restraint · self-control · forbearance
Belief about future outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
eagerness · hope · dread · impatience · longing · excitement · nervousness · tension
moratorium
Temporary prohibition or delay
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- postponementDelaying to later
- deferralAct of delaying action
hold · freeze · embargo · adjournment · abeyance · standstill · hiatus · pause · halt · stoppage
days
Twenty-four-hour spans
term · interval · span · window · deadline · countdown · calendar · timeline · expiration · clock
patience
Calm during delays
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
composure · calm · resignation · acceptance · stoicism · equanimity · restraint · self-control · forbearance · coping
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
uncertainty · eagerness · hope · dread · impatience · longing · excitement · nervousness · tension · restlessness
- marriage requirementslegal age, parental consent, witnesses, marriage certificate, officiant
- medical billingmedical billing, claim, copay, copayment, co-payment
- court delayscontinuance, postponement, adjournment, stay, extension
- Islamic Marriagedowry, dower, marriage contract, polygyny, guardian
- underwritingunderwriting, underwriter, eligibility criteria, conditional approval, policy limits
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
waiting periodinstant access
Reaching something without delay
on-demand · on the spot · instant gratification · right away · point of sale
waiting periodexemption
Release from requirement
fast-track · open access · streamlined process · pre-approval · no questions asked
wait, period, waiting, waiter, waitress, await, periodic, awaiting, waits