moratorium
Use moratorium in a sentence
“ We were in the moratorium hour, which meant that we could not do what we wanted to do, because it was prohibited. ”
“ The contract stipulated that there would be a moratorium on further activities until all the parties could be brought together to decide the final terms. ”
“ There was a moratorium placed on hiring new employees after the business realized their profits were down that quarter, and could not afford to expand until their sales figures were up. ”