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Delay

//dɪˈleɪ//

Synonyms for "delay" (320 found)

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Informal (55)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(10 words)

play block jam rest poke drone gap mull dally shelve

Noun, punct, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(9 words)

drag table string flag squeeze hang curb continue retard

Intj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

recess scotch hinder reef

Verb, slang(13 words)

hold up put away bottle up goof off put over slow up vegetate hang back ease up slack off sleep on stick around poke along

Adj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

lag shilly-shally lagging

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(3 words)

retardation hang-up hold-up

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Intj, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (265)

Verb(83 words)

check stay moderate hold up oppose detain tie up suppress restrain retard set aside relax abide dampen suspend slacken let down hold on intervene obstruct

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Noun(64 words)

hold wait resistance opposition restraint hinder suspension postponement slowness retard suppression stoppage interval interruption hesitation repression obstruction stricture respite setback

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Name, noun, verb(10 words)

keep reserve trail waver coast lull brake mire rein backwater

Noun, verb(51 words)

drift arrest bind extend blockade store stall remit falter let pigeonhole confine waive hamper repress interference closure throttle loiter resist

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Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

moderate halt snub flagging dragging

Adj, name, noun, verb(4 words)

damp idle cramp tarry

Adj, verb(3 words)

put off stagnate hindering

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hold everything hold your horses lie dormant bide the issue make late sit it out ease-off ease-up minus acceleration slack-up slowup put in mothballs table the motion be a sideliner

Name, verb(2 words)

Adj, noun(1 words)

Name, noun(1 words)

Intj, verb(1 words)

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