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What is another word for shelving?

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Verb

Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

Present participle for to cancel or do away with something that was planned or agreed on

Present participle for to be or cause to be at an angle

Present participle for to discharge from a job or position

Present participle for to hinder or impede the progress or movement of

Present participle for to disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

Present participle for to place or store (in or on a rack)

Present participle for to discontinue or bring a halt to something

Present participle for to get rid of or give up something

Present participle for to hold or maintain

Present participle for to eliminate from view or from being physically present

Noun

A temporary or conditional delay or interruption in a process or activity

A flat length of wood or rigid material forming part of a piece of furniture

A sloped surface or line, or the fact or state of being sloped

Adjective

Intended to cause delay or waste time

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Verb

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Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

putting in cold storage

setting aside

slowing up

keeping in abeyance

taking a rain check on

putting on back burner

putting on the back burner

putting off the evil day

putting off the evil hour

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

forestaying

putting something off

putting on one side

leaving to another time

taking a breather from

putting on a back burner

suspending proceedings

employing delaying tactics

buying time

wasting time

playing for time

kicking the can down the road

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“The council has decided to temporarily shelve the proposal.”

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Present participle for to cancel or do away with something that was planned or agreed on

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

declaring null and void

giving the thumbs down to

putting the kibosh on

placing an embargo on

refusing permission to

passing by

giving the red light to

knocking something on the head

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“Citizens took to the streets in protest and forced their government to back down and shelve any plans to amend the laws.”

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Present participle for to be or cause to be at an angle

levelling^UK

leveling^US

biasing^US

biassing^UK

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“Observe, through the vista to the left, the richness of the oaks as they shelve downward and downward to the plain.”

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Present participle for to discharge from a job or position

giving walking papers

giving notice to

giving someone the pink slip

giving someone his or her walking papers

expelling

giving someone their notice

giving someone the sack

throwing out

giving someone the boot

giving someone the big E

getting rid of

making redundant

declaring redundant

handing walking papers

giving someone their marching orders

giving someone the bullet

giving the old heave-ho

giving someone the air

giving someone the push

giving someone their cards

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Present participle for to hinder or impede the progress or movement of

balking^US

baulking^UK

standing in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

bringing to screeching halt

getting in the way of

putting the kibosh on

hanging up

cutting off

putting on back burner

putting on hold

giving the run around

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting the stopper on

smashing

putting the mockers on

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

taking the wind out of your sails

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

cooking someone's goose

stoppering

nixing

throwing monkey wrench in

putting at a disadvantage

placing at a disadvantage

making your head spin

disorientating

causing to be at a stand

making someone scratch their head

throwing off balance

bringing to an end

setting someone thinking

putting straitjacket on

freezing

weakening

overloading

halting in its tracks

impairing

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

preventing from making progress

keeping within the limits of

sweeping aside

putting out of commission

taking out of play

putting the brakes on

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

beating down

taking wind out of sails

getting the better of

messing with one's head

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

throwing cold water on

putting the damper on

treating unfavourably

inflicting a handicap on

treating harshly

doing a disservice to

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

giving a disadvantage to

dragging through the mud

routing

queering the pitch of

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Verb

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Present participle for to disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration

Verb

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Present participle for to place or store (in or on a rack)

Verb

Present participle for to discontinue or bring a halt to something

Verb

Present participle for to get rid of or give up something

Verb

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Present participle for to hold or maintain

Verb

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Present participle for to eliminate from view or from being physically present

Noun

A temporary or conditional delay or interruption in a process or activity

suspension of proceedings

fulfillment^US

fulfilment^UK

realization^US

realisation^UK

epilogue^UK

epilog^US

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Noun

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A flat length of wood or rigid material forming part of a piece of furniture

Noun

A sloped surface or line, or the fact or state of being sloped

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Adjective

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Intended to cause delay or waste time

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