"Adjournment requests" refers to the action of politely asking for a pause or postponement during a meeting, discussion, or court proceeding. Full definition
Pre-hearing conferences: for complex hearings or those with expert witnesses, consideration should be given to a pre-hearing conference where the order of witnesses can be addressed as well as other potential reasons for adjournment requests (such as disclosure issues). (slaw.ca)
As of November 18, 2013, the motions scheduling office will only permit one consent adjournment and any further adjournment requests must be made to the court. (slaw.ca)
The Ontario Court of Appeal set out a non-exhaustive list of procedural and substantive factors to consider when assessing adjournment requests in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Igbinosun, 2009 ONCA 484, at paragraph 37: (slaw.ca)