To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired

• stall

  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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  1. A compartment for one domestic animal in a barn or shed.
  2. A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
  3. A small compartment:

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• slow

  1. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
  2. Marked by a retarded tempo:
  3. Taking or requiring a long time:

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  1. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
  2. Marked by a retarded tempo:
  3. Taking or requiring a long time:

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• set back

  1. An offensive back who lines up behind the quarterback.

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  1. An offensive back who lines up behind the quarterback.

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• lag

  1. To fail to keep up a pace; straggle:
  2. To proceed or develop with comparative slowness:
  3. To weaken or slacken; flag:

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  1. To fail to keep up a pace; straggle:
  2. To proceed or develop with comparative slowness:
  3. To weaken or slacken; flag:

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• hold up

  1. (idiomatic) To wait or delay.
  2. To support or lift.
  3. (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

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  1. (idiomatic) To wait or delay.
  2. To support or lift.
  3. (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

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• hang-up

  1. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.
  2. An obstacle to smooth progress or development.

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  1. A psychological or emotional difficulty or inhibition.
  2. An obstacle to smooth progress or development.

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• detain

  1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard:
  2. To keep in custody or confinement:
  3. To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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  1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard:
  2. To keep in custody or confinement:
  3. To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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• delay

  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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  1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
  2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
  3. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

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