Delays

Synonyms for "delays" (358 found)

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Strong matches (107)

delayed reaction detain detainment dilly dillydally do nothing double take drag drag along drag out dragging draw rein drift drone ease off ease up ease-off ease-up extend falter

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Noun(11 words)

detain dilation hesitance hesitancy hesitation hinder hold hold-up holdoff holdup latency

Verb(8 words)

dilly-dally forset frustrate get in the way of hurt impede incommode kick the can down the road

Related words (179)

let up letdown letup lie dormant linger lingering logjam loiter loitering lollygag lose ground lose momentum lose speed lull make late mark time masterly inactivity meddle minus acceleration mire

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moderate moratorium mull negativism not budge not stir nuisance value obstruct obstruction obstructionism occlusion oppose opposition paperasserie pause pigeonhole play poke poke along policy postpone prevent prevention procrastinate procrastination prolong prorogate prorogue protract protraction push aside put aside put away put in mothballs put off put on ice put over recess red tape red-tapeism red-tapery reef rein rein in relax remit repress repression reprieve reserve resist resistance respite rest restrain restraint restriction retard retardance retardment scotch set aside set back set by setback shelve shift off shilly shally shilly-shally shilly-shallying sideline sit back sit it out sit tight sit up slack slack off slack up slack-up slacken slackening sleep on slow slow down slow up slow-up slowdown slowing slowing down slowness slowup snub squeeze stagnate stall stand over stave off stay of execution stay up stick around stop store stow stranglehold stretch out stricture string suppress suppression suspend suspension table table the motion take a recess take in sail take time tarry temporize throttle throttle down tie up tie-up time time delay time lag trail vacillate vegetate wait wait a minute wait and see waiting waive waste time watch and wait waver

Verb(16 words)

limit moderate pacify penelopize postpone procrastinate put off put on ice quell retard roll back soothe stay suspend thwart waive

Noun(7 words)

promise prorogation respite retard time delay time lag wait

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After several delays, the plane finally left.

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We must allow for some delays.

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Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays.

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He was impatient of any delays.

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