adjournverb [ I or T ]
uk/əˈdʒɜːn/us/əˈdʒɝːn/formalto have a pause or rest during a formal meeting or trial:
The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
Shall we adjourn for lunch?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cancelling and interrupting
- adjourn to somewhere
- arrest
- break
- call
- call sth off
- cancel
- cancellation
- curtail
- cut
- disturb
- in midstream idiom
- interrupt
- kick
- kick sth into touch idiom
- midstream
- mothball
- nullify
- pause
- shut (sth) off
- stop
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adjournment
noun [ C or U ] uk/əˈdʒɜːn.mənt/us/əˈdʒɝːn.mənt/
The defence attorney requested an adjournment.
The court's adjournment means that a decision will not be reached until December at the earliest.
Phrasal verb(s)
adjourn to somewhere