adjournment

noun

ad·​journ·​ment ə-ˈjərn-mənt 

1

: the act of adjourning

adjournment of a meeting

2

: the state or interval of being adjourned

a brief adjournment

Examples of adjournment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 80 government ministers are attending talks that will last 10 days — the longest session yet, with adjournment scheduled for Aug. 14. —Jennifer McDermott, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

Racing against time Besides the merits of the bill, top lawmakers are highly concerned about how many hours the debate will last because extra lengthy debates can crowd out the time that is needed to pass other key bills as lawmakers race toward the June 4 adjournment date. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025

As of adjournment Monday night, lawmakers had passed a number of smaller pieces of the budget. —Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025

Hall asked for an adjournment and noted that one witness, a police officer, had COVID-19. —Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 11 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajournement, borrowed from Anglo-French, from ajourner "to adjourn" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for adjournment

• attornment
• concernment
• discernment
• internment