We won't keep you hanging; C is the correct answer! "Suspend" and its synonyms "defer" and "postpone" mean to delay an action or proceeding. Use "suspend" to indicate a temporary stoppage with an added suggestion of waiting until some condition is satisfied, as in "Activities in the gym were suspended while repairs were made." Choose "defer" to imply a deliberate putting off to a later time, such as "He deferred buying a coat until fall." "Postpone" implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time, for example, "The test was postponed until Friday."