to cancel; to call off
急な天候悪化で遠足を取り止めた。
The outing was called off due to a sudden deterioration in the weather.
費用が高くて一度取り止めようか迷った。
I hesitated over whether to cancel once, given the high cost.
体調不良を理由に公演を取り止めなければならなかった。
The performance had to be cancelled due to poor health.