Halt

noun a state of temporary inactivity or suspension

• The project has been put in abeyance until further notice.
• We're putting the plans on hold for now.
• Let's chill on that idea for a bit.
• His dreams were in abeyance, waiting for the right moment to flourish.

noun the act of aborting a pregnancy or mission

verb to terminate a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive outside the uterus

• The doctors had to abort the surgery due to complications.
• They had to abort the mission because of bad weather.
• Let's abort this plan, it's not going to work out.
• I had to abort my original idea and come up with a new plan.