All cutoff synonyms

noun cutoff

• stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
• interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
• shutdown — a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
• walkout — a strike by workers.
• lockout — the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
• postponement — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
• moratorium — a suspension of activity: a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons.
• completion — the act of completing, or finishing
• blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
• recess — temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
• layoff — the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
• intermission — a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
• interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
• hiatus — a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
• rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
• time off — holiday, vacation from work
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
• suspension — the act of suspending.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• time limit — a period of time within which an action or procedure must be done or completed.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
• meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
• intrusion — Law. an illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property. a wrongful entry after the determination of a particular estate, made before the remainderman or reversioner has entered.
• hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• disruption — forcible separation or division into parts.
• disturbance — the act of disturbing.
• rupture — the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
• blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
• closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
• vacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
• holiday — Billie ("Lady Day") 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
• plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
• roadblock — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
• barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
• closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
• down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• occlusion — the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded.
• deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
• stopping — the act of stopping.