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Another word for delay

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Verb

  1. To put off until a later time

    Idioms:
    See also:

    do

  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired

    See also:

    time

    help

  3. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered

    Idioms:
    See also:

    fast

Noun

  1. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off

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    time

  2. The condition or fact of being made late or slow

    See also:

    time

    help

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Another word for delay

Noun

  1. Postponement

    See also:

    respite

    pause

  2. Hindrance

    See also:

    impediment

Verb

  1. To cause a delay

    See also:

    hinder

    Antonyms:

  2. To make a delay

    See also:

    pause

    loiter

    linger

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Sentence Examples

  • The delay ended up being four hours.

  • A'Ran approached her then, knowing his journey in the morning would delay the conversation they needed to have.

  • He believed that the Union could be saved without a war, and that a policy of delay would prevent the secession of the border states, which in turn would gradually coax their more southern neighbours back into their proper relations with the Federal government.

  • She had come prepared for such an emergency, but any delay might prove embarrassing.

  • It was not without a struggle, and delay, far into the night.

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