Delay

/dɪˈleɪ/

Synonyms for "delay" (542 found)

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Closest matches (109)

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hamperhamperinghanghang abouthang aroundhang backhang firehang uphang-uphesitatehiatushibernatehinderhinderinghindrancehold backhold everythinghold in checkhold offhold onhold overhold uphold your horseshold-upholdbackholdupidleimpedeimpedimentinhibitinhibitioninterceptinterfereinterferenceinteriminterludeintermeddleintermitinterruptinterruptionintervalintervenejamkeepkeep backkeep in checklacunalaglag behindlagginglallygaglay asidelay awaylay bylay overletlet downlet upletdownletuplie dormantlingerlogjamloiterloiteringlollygaglose groundlose momentumlose speedlullmake latemark timemeddleminus accelerationmiremoderatemoratorium
Noun(39 words)
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holdoffholdupholdupshurdlesidle timeimmobilized patientimpedeintermissionkeep the originallaglagslallygagginglarge amount of timelatenesslengthen the deadlinelingeringlogjamslollygaggingmaleseet
Adjective(4 words)
dutch schuivenextended pauselatentlong halt
Adverb(1 words)
more swedish lag

Related words (271)

Determiner(1 words)
more time
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preventionprocrastinateprolongprorogateprorogueprotractprotractionpush asideput asideput awayput in mothballsput offput on iceput overrecessred tapered-tapeismred-taperyreefreinrein inrelaxremitrepressrepressionreprievereserveresistresistancerespiterestrestrainrestraintrestrictionretardretardanceretardationretardmentscotchset asideset backset bysetbackshelveshift offshilly shallyshilly-shallyshilly-shallyingsidelinesit backsit it outsit tightsit upslackslack offslack upslack-upslackenslackeningsleep onslowslow downslow upslow-upslowdownslowingslowing downslownessslowupsnubsqueezestagnatestallstand overstave offstaystay of executionstay upstick aroundstopstoppagestorestowstrangleholdstretch outstricturestringsuppresssuppressionsuspendsuspensiontabletable the motiontake a recesstake in sailtake timetarrytarryingtemporizethrottlethrottle downtie uptie-uptimetime lagtrailvacillatevegetatewaitwait a minutewait and seewaitingwaivewaste timewatch and waitwaver
Noun(86 words)
neglect timeon holdoverrun timepause switchpausespausingplot stallpolicy stalematepostponepostponed motionpostponementspostponerpostponingprocrastinatingprocrastinationproject delaysproject pauseprolongingprorogationprotraction
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Adjective(8 words)
prolonged stoppagesafe weatherslower trackswedish lagstemporary immobilitiesunexecuted contractunexpected schedule delayunplaced

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More general

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More specific

13 entries
administrative delayadministrative errorblockbureaucratic delaydelivery delayequipment failurehitchpostponeprocrastinatestalltrain 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

Derivations

4 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

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.

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

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

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