Delay synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
A deferring or being deferred; postponement
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
To hinder, delay, or slow the advance or progress of
The action of adjourning.
To detain is defined as to keep someone somewhere or cause someone to be unable to proceed.
drag one's feet (or heels)
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cooling-off-period
A period of time for the cooling of anger, tension, etc., as to allow for negotiation or reconciliation
putting-off
Postponement
do (related)
To behave or conduct oneself; act:
Postponement of a penalty, esp. that of death; also, a warrant ordering this
(Archaic) One that lags, or is last
To put off to a future time; postpone; delay
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A legal authorization, usually by a law passed in an emergency, to delay payment of money due, as by a bank or debtor nation
The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.
The action of proroging an assembly.
(Archaic) A standstill; a state of rest; entire cessation of motion or progress.
(Nautical) A line used for securing something temporarily:
The act of one who dawdles.
(Chem.) The amount of liquid retained or delayed during fractional distillation and certain types of solvent extractions
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Any period or state in which progress is interrupted or delayed
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:
To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.
To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:
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To hold in custody; prevent from escaping
To keep in custody:
To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong:
To impede is defined as to block or temporarily keep something from going forward.
To deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten
interfere with
To cause a delay
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Withhold is defined as to hold back or refuse.
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To make an intermediary stop somewhere.
To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To check, restrain, or control (an impulse or activity, for example); rein in.
To obstruct is to block or slow or cut off from view.
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gain time
To cause a delay
To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment
To keep shut up, as in prison, in bed because of illness, indoors, etc.
To send (a case) from a higher to a lower court, as when an appellate court determines that the trial court needs to hold a new trial or engage in additional proceedings.
To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).
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To put off or suspend until a future time
To create difficulties for; stand in the way of; hinder
To use a filibuster against (a legislative measure, for example).
Casual romantic or sexual activity:
help (related)
To contribute to the effectiveness or improvement of (something); improve or advance:
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time (related)
To regulate (a mechanism) for a given speed or length of operation
fast (related)
In a secure manner; tightly:
time during which some action is awaited
Cessation.
The definition of a setback is an interruption in progress.
foot-dragging
Deliberate slowness or delay; stalling
Something that stands in the way of or holds up progress:
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To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
The definition of choke is to cut off oxygen, to be unable to breath, to block something, to become unable to perform at a crucial point.
To keep down or hold back; restrain
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
To suspend an activity; cease.
To hold in abeyance; defer:
To put on a shelf or shelves
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
To cause a delay
To cause a delay
To cause a delay
At a low speed:
To cause a delay
(Idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
hold everything
To cause a delay
be dilatory
To cause a delay
arrest temporarily
To cause a delay
impede the progress of
To cause a delay
(Idiomatic, colloquial) To slow, slow down, decelerate.
To confine within bounds; set a limit to; restrict; curb
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
To limit; restrict
put on ice
To cause a delay
To stop because of indecision; pause or delay in acting, choosing, or deciding because of feeling unsure; waver
(Idiomatic) Decelerate.
To waste (time) by idling:
speed (antonym)
To drive at a speed exceeding a legal limit:
accelerate (antonym)
To reduce the time required for (an academic course, for example); compress into a shorter period.
encourage (antonym)
To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
pause (related)
A short period of inaction; temporary stop, break, or rest, as in speaking or reading
respite (related)
A delay or postponement of a sentence, or one granted to a jury or court for further consideration or deliberation. In all cases, it is temporary.
impediment (related)
The definition of an impediment is an obstacle or something that prevents action.
loiter (related)
To linger in an aimless way; spend time idly
Causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc.
The definition of tardy is slow moving, delayed or late.
A formal agreement to end fighting.
The adjournment or postponement to another date of a trial or other proceeding. See also adjourn.
cunctation
(Obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
A form of punishment in which a student is required to stay after school
Something that obstructs; an obstacle:
obstructionism
A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
(Uncountable) The condition of being protracted
The act or process of delaying or impeding.
The ability to recall or recognize what has been learned or experienced; memory.
A mixture in which small particles of a substance are dispersed throughout a gas or liquid. If a suspension is left undisturbed, the particles are likely to settle to the bottom. The particles in a suspension are larger than those in either a colloid or a solution. Muddy water is an example of a suspension.
temporization
The act of temporizing.
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
demurral
To cause a delay
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
To move slowly or with effort:
To cause a delay
To cause a delay
lose time
To cause a delay
To procrastinate.
(Informal) To engage in delaying tactics; stall:
(Intransitive) To stay somewhere temporarily; to sojourn.
To bring to the proper texture, consistency, hardness, etc. by mixing with something or treating in some way
To suit one's actions to the time, occasion, or circumstances, without reference to principle
(Intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
(Intransitive, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
dispatch (antonym)
A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.
expedition (antonym)
A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
haste (antonym)
Rash or headlong action; precipitateness:
promptness (antonym)
The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
expedite (antonym)
deferment, interruption
facilitate (antonym)
deferment, interruption
hasten (antonym)
deferment, interruption
advance (antonym)
Advance is defined as a movement forward or an improvement.
furtherance (antonym)
The definition of a furtherance is the act of helping, or an advancement.
hurry (antonym)
Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste:
rush (antonym)
(Sports) A rapid advance of the puck toward the opponent's goal in ice hockey.
hastening (antonym)
The act of speeding up; a growing faster.
To put off until later; defer; delay
To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.
To put off until later; postpone; defer
To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle
To walk or proceed with dragging steps; trudge:
A voluntary relinquishing of a right or privilege. Although a waiver may result from an explicit surrender or by circumstances, courts frown on accepting waivers of constitutional rights. The party waiving a right must have knowledge of that right and the informed intention of surrendering it.
take-one-s-time
disruption (related)
cancellation (related)
unavailability (related)
failure (related)
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.
laches
(Law) Failure to do the required thing at the proper time (e.g., inexcusable delay in enforcing a claim)
Find another word for delay. In this page you can discover 172 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for delay, like: deferment, procrastinate, retard, discontinuation, adjournment, detain, drag one's feet (or heels), cooling-off-period, putting-off, do and reprieve.