in abeyance

English

Prepositional phrase

in abeyance

1. on hold; at a moment of inactivity
   • 1989, Melinda M. Snodgrass, “The Ensigns of Command”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart):

     Then I hereby declare this treaty in abeyance.