delay

(n) time during which some action is awaited
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
postponement, time lag, wait, hold,
(n) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time holdup,

(v) 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
detain, hold up,
(v) act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
(v) stop or halt
- Please stay the bloodshed!
detain, stay,
(v) slow the growth or development of
- The brain damage will retard the child's language development
retard, check,

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