Another word for delay
delay
n.
Postponement
deferment, adjournment, putting off, procrastination, suspension, moratorium, deferral, pause, surcease, reprieve, setback, retardation, lag, remission, prorogation, stay, stop, discontinuation, dawdling, foot-dragging, cooling-off period, holdup, holding pattern; see also pause 1, 2, respite.
Hindrance
stoppage, obstacle, obstruction; see impediment 1.
delay
v.
To cause a delay
postpone, defer, put-off, retard, hold up, deter, hinder, hamper, clog, choke, slacken, keep, hold, protract, keep back, impede, discourage, interfere with, detain, stay, stop, withhold, lay over, arrest, check, prevent, repress, curb, obstruct, gain time, inhibit, restrict, prolong, encumber, confine, remand, prorogue, procrastinate, adjourn, block, bar, filibuster, intermit, suspend, stave off, table, shelve, pigeonhole, put aside, lay aside, lay by, push aside, slow, hang up, hang back, hold back, hold off, hold over, hold everything, be dilatory, bide one's time, arrest temporarily, impede the progress of, slow up, limit, slacken, stand off, stall, restrain, put on ice*, hold one's horses*, drag one's feet*; see also hinder.
Antonyms speed*, accelerate, encourage.
To make a delay
hesitate, slow down, dawdle, dally; see linger 1, loiter, pause.
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Another word for delay
To put off until a later time:
adjourn, defer1, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. (Informal) wait. Idiom: put on ice. See doTo cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, slow (down or up), stall2. See help, timeTo go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
dally, dawdle, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one's feet (or heels), mark time, take one's time. See fast
The act of putting off or the condition of being put off:
adjournment, deferment, deferral, postponement, stay1, suspension, waiver. See timeThe condition or fact of being made late or slow:
detainment, holdup, lag, retardation. See help, time
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