Contains

• suspension

  Temporary cessation or suspension.

• quiescence

  A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries...

• arrest

  The state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held...

• stasis

  Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces.

• doldrums

  A state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year...

• anergy

  Inactivity and lack of energy.

• calcification

  An inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations".

• desuetude

  A state of inactivity or disuse.

• deep freeze

  Temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten...

• extinction

  No longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano".

• rest

  A state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon".

• holding pattern

  A state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding...

• stagnation

  Inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulatio...