put on hiatus
idiom
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: to stop broadcasting (a program) for a period of time
The television network put the series on hiatus for several months.
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Active development later moved to the Unreal Engine but was put on hiatus in early 2018, shortly after the team missed its initial December 2017 target.
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Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival will be back this year after being put on hiatus in 2022.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
Stewart and Wood eventually left the group, and Beck’s career was put on hiatus after he was injured in a near-fatal car accident in 1969.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
Joe Barlow was put on hiatus, eased every fan’s worry of a potential comeback by recording his third career save.
—Dallas News, 11 July 2022
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Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival will be back this year after being put on hiatus in 2022.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
Stewart and Wood eventually left the group, and Beck’s career was put on hiatus after he was injured in a near-fatal car accident in 1969.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
Joe Barlow was put on hiatus, eased every fan’s worry of a potential comeback by recording his third career save.
—Dallas News, 11 July 2022
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“Put on hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20on%20hiatus. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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