1. To temporarily halt or pause the process of growing, enlarging, or extending a business, operation, or organization
The company decided to suspend expansion plans due to economic uncertainty.
A empresa decidiu suspender os planos de expansão devido à incerteza econômica.
2. To postpone the implementation of growth strategies or development initiatives
The government announced it would suspend expansion of the infrastructure project.
O governo anunciou que suspenderia a expansão do projeto de infraestrutura.