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v. To postpone until a later time; defer.

v. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.

verb-intransitive. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

n. The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay.

n. The condition of being delayed; detainment.

n. The period of time during which one is delayed.

n. The interval of time between two events.

v. To dilute, temper.

v. To assuage, quench, allay.

v. To put off until a later time; to distract.

v. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.

n. previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying.

n. A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

v. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

v. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of.

v. To allay; to temper.

verb-intransitive. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

To put off; defer; postpone; remit to a later time, as something to be done.

To retard; stop, detain, or hinder for a time; obstruct or impede the course or progress of: as, the mail is delayed by bad roads.

To linger; move slowly; stop for a time; loiter; be dilatory.

n. A putting off; a deferring; an extension of the time; postponement; procrastination: as, the delay of trial.

n. A lingering; loitering; stay; hindrance to progress.

To alloy; dilute; temper; soften; weaken.

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed

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

v. stop or halt

v. slow the growth or development of

n. time during which some action is awaited

v. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

"In the press box, the official time of the rain delay is announced: 46 hours even."

hasten    hurry   

delayed    delaying    delays   

check    retard   

deferment    retardation    to delay creditors   

procrastination    stop    detention    hindrance    retard    allay    temper    linger    tarry    loiter   

A    A.    Bay    Bombay    Bua    Ca    Cabernet    Calais    Cathay    Chevrolet   

difficulty    error    failure    confusion    interruption    accident    change    uncertainty    disturbance    exposure