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delay - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
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holdup |
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inactivity being inactive; being less active
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break,
disruption,
gap,
interruption an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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demurrage detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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forbearance a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
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deferment,
deferral,
postponement a state of abeyance or suspended business
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cunctation,
procrastination,
shillyshally the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
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lag,
retardation,
slowdown lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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dalliance,
dawdling,
trifling the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
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filibuster (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
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lingering,
tarriance the act of tarrying
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delay - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" |
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hold,
postponement,
wait |
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break,
intermission,
interruption,
pause,
suspension an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"
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moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity
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retardation lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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delay - 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" |
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detain |
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hurry,
rush urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
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decelerate,
retard,
slow,
slow down,
slow up reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
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stonewall engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
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catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"
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stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
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buy time act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
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delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
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hold back,
hold off,
wait resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"
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hesitate,
pause pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
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dilly-dally,
dillydally,
drag one's feet,
drag one's heels,
procrastinate,
shillyshally,
stall postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
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procrastinate postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
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defer,
hold over,
postpone,
prorogue,
put off,
put over,
remit,
set back,
shelve,
table intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
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