Словарь синонимов английского языка - abeyance

(n) in abeyance. pending, abeyant, reserved, in reserve, shelved, peshed or shoved or shunted aside, postponed, put off, suspended, US tabled; temporarily inactive, dormant; latent; Colloa in a holding pattern, on the back burner; Clang on hold, in the deep-freeze, on the shelf, on ice, hanging fire: Legal proceedingc were held in abeyance so that talks could take place to reach an out-of-court settlement.