Delay

/dɪˈleɪ/

Synonyms for "delay" (542 found)

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Closest matches (109)

Noun(32 words)

postponement deferment hinder latency abeyance abstentionappeal staybacklogging backlogs balking baranduki biding bogbreak in schedulebuffers buy cause continuances contretemps dallying

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deadlocking defer deferments deferringdelay startdelaying detain detaining dilation dillydallies dillydallying discommodes

Verb(16 words)

detainhold upadjourns antagonizesavoid legislative topicsbides bogged check dallies dawdled dawdlesdefer judgmentdeferred defers detained detains

abide adjourn afterthought arrest arrestation arrestment await backpedal backwaterbe a sidelinerbe stillbidebide the issuebind block blockade blockage blockingbog downbottle up

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brakebureaucratic delaycheckclip the wingscloggingclosing upclosure coast confine constriction continue countercheck cramp curb dally damdam updamp dampen dawdle dawdling decelerate deceleration defer deferment deferral delayagedelayed reactiondetain detainment detention dilly dillydallydo nothingdouble takedragdrag alongdrag out

Adjective(2 words)

backlogged becalmed

Interjection(1 words)

dang delay

Strong matches (162)

draggingdraw reindrift droneease offease upease-off ease-up extend falter fire fixation flag flaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragging forestall gapgoof offhalt

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hamper hampering hanghang abouthang aroundhang backhang firehang uphang-up hesitate hiatus hibernate hinder hindering hindrancehold backhold everythinghold in checkhold offhold onhold overhold uphold your horseshold-up holdback holdup idle impede impediment inhibit inhibition intercept interfere interference interim interlude intermeddle intermit interrupt interruption interval intervene jam keepkeep backkeep in checklacuna laglag behindlagging lallygaglay asidelay awaylay bylay overletlet downlet upletdown letuplie dormantlinger logjam loiter loitering lollygaglose groundlose momentumlose speedlullmake latemark timemeddleminus accelerationmire moderate moratorium

Noun(39 words)

drags drawbacks embargo embargoes embargoingexecution stallfactorfail tofail to actfall behindfilibuster filibustering filibusters hassel hesitance hesitancy hesitation hesitations hold hold-up

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holdoff holdup holdups hurdlesidle timeimmobilized patientimpede intermissionkeep the originallag lags lallygagginglarge amount of timelatenesslengthen the deadlinelingering logjams lollygagging maleseet

Adjective(4 words)

dutch schuivenextended pauselatentlong halt

Verb(21 words)

erases progressfilibustered forslowget in the way ofhalted halting hesitates hindered hindershold fireimpede impeded impedes lagged laze lingered loiters lollygagged lollygags maunders

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moderate

Adverb(1 words)

more swedish lag

Related words (271)

Determiner(1 words)

more time

mull negativismnot budgenot stirnuisance valueobstruct obstruction obstructionism occlusion oppose opposition paperasserie pause pigeonhole play pokepoke alongpostpone postponement prevent

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prevention procrastinate prolong prorogate prorogue protract protractionpush asideput asideput awayput in mothballsput offput on iceput overrecessred tapered-tapeism red-tapery reef reinrein inrelax remit repress repression reprieve reserve resist resistance respite rest restrain restraint restriction retard retardance retardation retardment scotchset asideset backset bysetback shelveshift offshilly shallyshilly-shally shilly-shallying sidelinesit backsit it outsit tightsit upslackslack offslack upslack-up slacken slackeningsleep onslowslow downslow upslow-up slowdown slowingslowing downslowness slowup snub squeeze stagnate stallstand overstave offstaystay of executionstay upstick aroundstop stoppage store stow strangleholdstretch outstricture string suppress suppression suspend suspension tabletable the motiontake a recesstake in sailtake timetarry tarrying temporize throttlethrottle downtie uptie-up timetime lagtrail vacillate vegetate waitwait a minutewait and seewaiting waivewaste timewatch and waitwaver

Verb(40 words)

neglect homeworkobstruct passageobstructed pacify paused pended postponed postpones procrastinated procrastinates protracts punted pussyfoot quell reprieved reschedules retard retarded roadblocked shelved

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snagged snoozed stalled stay straggled straggles stranded stuck suspended suspends tabled tarried tarries tarriest temporise temporized temporizes waits waylayswithhold data

Noun(86 words)

neglect timeon holdoverrun timepause switchpauses pausingplot stallpolicy stalematepostponepostponed motionpostponements postponer postponing procrastinating procrastinationproject delaysproject pauseprolonging prorogation protraction

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punt punting putoff quibble reasonreform resistantreluctanceremain undecidedreprieves reprieving reschedule respite respitesresponse timeretard retarding retards rigamaroles roadblocking runaroundschedule change exclamationsetbacks slippages slow slowpoke sluggishness snags snails snarl snooze snoozes snoozingspanish hesitarstall for timestalling stallsstandstill trafficstandstillness stasis stonewalling suspendingtable settingtardiness temporizing thunk thunks thwarting timetime lagtime outtime out strategiestime wastetime-out timeout toddlingtolling statute of limitationstoo latetrial stasisunderdevelopment untimeliness waffling wait waite waylayingwithheld datawithholding

Adjective(8 words)

prolonged stoppagesafe weatherslower trackswedish lagstemporary immobilitiesunexecuted contractunexpected schedule delayunplaced

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

25 entries

action alter break change check condition decelerate factorhold backhold offinactivity intermission interruption modify pause period

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More specific

13 entries

administrative delayadministrative errorblockbureaucratic delaydelivery delayequipment failurehitch postpone procrastinate stalltrain delayweather delayweather factor

Collocations

12 entries

cause a delaydelay a projectdelay in deliverydelay in submissiondelay the deadlinedelay the startexperience a delaylong delaymajor delaytime delaytravel delayweather delay

Inflections

3 entries

delayed delaying delays

Derivations

4 entries

delayed delayer delaying delays

Antonyms

1 entries

rush

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda.

Source: tatoeba (20016)

We should deal with this matter without delay.

Source: tatoeba (22811)

In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.

Source: tatoeba (23689)

If the delay is simply an oversight, will you please take care of it at once?

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