Postponing (8)
There are a few possibilities for this:
delaying
(Another definition for adjourning that I've seen is " Postponing".)
'postponing' is the definition.
(suspending is a kind of postponing)
This is all the clue.
'postponing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for delaying that I've seen is " Postponing".)