Layoff
Layoff noun - A period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness.
Usage example: after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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Time-out
Time-out noun - A period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness.
Usage example: we need to take a time-out from our relationship to think things over
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