PHRASE
搁置;悬而未决;暂停使用
If something is in abeyance, it is not operating or being used at the present time.
例句
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。
The matter was left in abeyance until Haig saw French.
事情被搁置了起来，直到黑格见到法国人。