Definition of delay - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

Noun

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Verb

cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"

Verb

act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don''t delay your application to graduate school or else it won''t be considered"

Verb

stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

Verb

slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child''s language development"

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check detain hold hold up holdup postponement retard stay time lag wait

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alter break change check decelerate delay hold back hold off inactivity intermission interruption modify pause retard slow slow down slow up suspension wait

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break buy time catch cunctation dalliance dampen dawdling defer deferment deferral delay demurrage detain dillydally dilly-dally disruption drag one''s feet drag one''s heels extension filibuster forbearance gap hesitate hold over interruption lag lingering moratorium pause postpone postponement procrastinate procrastination prorogue put off put over remit retardation set back shelve shillyshally slowdown stall stay stonewall table tarriance trifling

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