respite

A usually short period of rest or relief. synonym: pause.

Temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence.

Forbearance or delay, as granted in the payment of a debt.

To delay (a legal sentence, for example); postpone.

To grant a respite to (someone).

Relating to or being a respite.

Respect; regard. See respect.

Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause.

A putting off or postponement of what was fixed; delay; forbearance; prolongation of time, as for the payment of a debt, beyond the fixed or legal time.