A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.
To delay or postpone (an event).
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.