缓期huǎnqīTop 35000Meanings1. to defer2. to put off (until later)3. to postponeCharacters used缓slow期timeExamples1缓期huǎnqī执行zhíxíng在zài最后zuìhòu关头guāntóu决定juédìng了le下来xiàlai。A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.