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delaynoun an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's businessthere was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers detainment, detention, holdback, holding pattern, holdup, wait deferment, deferral, postponementreprieve, respitefoot-dragging, hesitation, lag, pause, setback, slowdown haste, rushdispatch, promptitude, promptness to move or act slowlyshe ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag(also lallygag), mope, poke, shilly-shally, tarry fiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), triflehang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, loungeamble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, strolldecelerate, slow (down or up)filibuster, procrastinate, stall, temporize drag one's feet(also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz(or whizz), zip bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampedegallop, jog, run, sprint, trotaccelerate, quicken, speed (up)catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake to assign to a later timeour guests delayed their departure until after dinner defer, hold off (on), hold over, hold up, lay over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, shelve suspendhesitate, pause, staydetain, retard, slowextend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch (out)wait act, deal (with), decide (upon), do, work (on) v.delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress.delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival.bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping.language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intentionmedication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort.on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time.unexpected business had detained her in the 13th century |