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Meanings of abeyance in English

Portuguese
suspensão
Catalan
suspensió
Spanish
espera

Temporary cessation or suspension.

        suspensão
        Usage of abeyance in English
        1
        A Froome win leaves the race result in abeyance pending the ruling.
        The Guardian
        2
        While the wind was in abeyance the men got the sails spread.
        The Cruise of the Jasper B.
        3
        It's French, I fancy; and for the moment it is in abeyance.
        The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
        4
        Also it is misleading to say that civil life was in abeyance.
        Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
        5
        The school, the houses were hidden, and all civilization seemed in abeyance.
        The Longest Journey
        6
        The apartment proved to be entirely suitable for a king in abeyance.
        Bunker Bean
        7
        In May, the court granted a 60-day abeyance, which expired this month.
        Reuters
        8
        For a century and a half it has remained in practical abeyance.
        Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
        9
        The question of the sale of the picture, however, remained in abeyance.
        Under the Redwoods
        10
        Happily, the question of who should be bride was left in abeyance.
        Stories of the Border Marches
        11
        He is mad from the beginning, but his madness is in abeyance.
        More Pages from a Journal
        12
        But sometimes the gift lay in abeyance for weeks, even for months.
        What Timmy Did
        13
        I doubt indeed if during any sleep, thought is quite in abeyance.
        There & Back
        14
        His softer emotions were in abeyance, but he told himself no lies.
        Love and Mr. Lewisham
        15
        The Latin element remained silent, passive, in abeyance, undergoing an important transformation.
        Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series
        16
        The question therefore fell into abeyance for a time on that account.
        Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ...
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        Translations for abeyance
        Catalan
        suspensió
        Abeyance through the time
        Abeyance across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common