Delay Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-lā
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. retard
  2. detain
  3. hang-up
  4. hold up
  5. lag
  6. check
  7. set back
  8. slow
  9. stall
To make a delay
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hesitate
  2. adjourn
  3. defer
  4. hold off
  5. slow-down
  6. hold up
  7. postpone
  8. remit
  9. dawdle
  10. shelve
  11. stay
  12. suspend
  13. table
  14. dally
  15. waive
  16. wait
To cause a delay
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hinder
  2. detain
  3. stay
  4. procrastinate
  5. defer
  6. dally
  7. deter
  8. dawdle
  9. arrest
  10. check
  11. dilly-dally
  12. postpone
  13. impede
  14. block
  15. drag
  16. retard
  17. inhibit
  18. protract
  19. filibuster
  20. prevent
  21. obstruct
  22. lag
  23. linger
  24. prolong
  25. stop
  26. loiter
  27. hold up
  28. shelve
  29. suspend
  30. slow
  31. table
  32. stall
  33. tarry
  34. put off
  35. hamper
  36. clog
  37. choke
  38. slacken
  39. keep
  40. hold
  41. keep back
  42. discourage
  43. interfere with
  44. withhold
  45. lay over
  46. repress
  47. curb
  48. gain time
  49. restrict
  50. continue
  51. encumber
  52. confine
  53. remand
  54. prorogue
  55. deferment
  56. adjourn
  57. demurral
  58. bar
  59. detention
  60. intermit
  61. stave off
  62. dillydally
  63. dither
  64. pigeonhole
  65. put-aside
  66. lay aside
  67. lay by
  68. hesitate
  69. push aside
  70. hang-up
  71. hang-back
  72. hold back
  73. interruption
  74. hold off
  75. hold-over
  76. hold everything
  77. poke
  78. be dilatory
  79. lingering
  80. bide-one-s-time
  81. arrest temporarily
  82. logjam
  83. impede the progress of
  84. slow-up
  85. lose time
  86. limit
  87. moratorium
  88. stand-off
  89. restrain
  90. put on ice
  91. hold-one-s-horses
  92. drag-one-s-feet
  93. reprieve
  94. shilly-shally
  95. trail
  96. stonewall
  97. stoppage
  98. suspension
  99. temper
  100. temporize
  101. vacillate
  102. wait
  103. weaken
Antonyms:
  1. speed
  2. rush
  3. dispatch
  4. expedition
  5. accelerate
  6. haste
  7. promptness
  8. expedite
  9. facilitate
  10. hasten
  11. advance
  12. encourage
  13. furtherance
  14. hurry
  15. hastening
  16. further
Hindrance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. stoppage
  2. detainment
  3. holdup
  4. obstacle
  5. lag
  6. obstruction
  7. retardation
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. delayed
  2. dilatory
  3. late
  4. tardy

Words Related to Delay

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Delay 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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