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delay

/dɪ'leɪ/

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verb
cause to be slowed down or delayed
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"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

Similar:

detain hold up

Opposite:

rush

type of:
decelerate retard slow slow down slow up
noun
time during which some action is awaited
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"instant replay caused too long a delay"

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hold postponement time lag wait

type of:
intermission interruption pause suspension break
verb
slow the growth or development of
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check retard

type of:
change alter modify
noun
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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holdup

type of:
inactivity
verb
stop or halt
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detain stay

type of:
retard check
verb
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

type of:
hold back wait hold off

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