Suspended, in abeyance (2,3)
I believe the answer is:
on ice
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">suspended</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(to put something 'on ice' is to postpone it)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">in abeyance</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for on ice that I've seen before include "Where one might find slippers" , "Awaiting decision" , "Suspended; chilled" , "Halted for a while" , "Shelved" .)