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Meanings of abeyance in English

Portuguese
suspensão
Catalan
suspensió
Spanish
espera

Temporary cessation or suspension.

suspensão
Synonyms
Examples for "suspension"
Examples for "suspension"
1
However, FIFA rules say any suspension vote needs a 75 percent majority.
Reuters
2
FBC News said the suspension was for 30 days with immediate effect.
Radio NZ
3
In Geneva, a U.S. official said enrichment suspension remained the powers' position.
Reuters
4
That agreement led to the suspension of planned nurses' strikes this week.
The Irish Times
5
Binladin did not issue a public statement in response to the suspension.
Reuters
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