comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
To delay or postpone (an event).
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.