recess
noun
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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After voting down a drug ordinance in June, and then pledging something to replace that defeated plan, the council is recessing for the rest of August on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023