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delayedverbpast tense of delay to move or act slowlyshe ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed crawled, crept, dallied, dawdled, diddled, dillydallied, dragged, lagged, lingered, loitered, lollygagged(also lallygagged), moped, poked, shilly-shallied, tarried fiddled (around), fooled around, messed around, monkeyed (around), played, pottered (around), puttered (around), trifledhung (around or out)(also hanged (around or out)), idled, loafed, lolled, loungedambled, eased, inched, lumbered, plodded, sauntered, shuffled, staggered, strolleddecelerated, slowed (down or up)filibustered, procrastinated, stalled, temporized dragged one's feet(also dragged one's heels), dropped behind, fell behind, hung fire, marked time, took one's time barreled(or barrelled), bolted, careered, coursed, dashed, flew, hastened, hotfooted (it), hurried, raced, ran(also chiefly dialectical run), ripped, rocketed, rushed, scooted, scudded, scurried, sped(or speeded), tore, whirled, whisked, whizzed, zipped bowled, breezed, darted, humped, hurtled, hustled, scrambled, stampededgalloped, jogged, ran(also chiefly dialectical run), sprinted, trottedaccelerated, quickened, sped (up)(or speeded (up))caught up, fast-forwarded, outpaced, outran, outstripped, overtook to assign to a later timeour guests delayed their departure until after dinner deferred, held off (on), held over, held up, laid over, postponed, put off, put over, remitted, shelved suspendedhesitated, paused, stayeddetained, retarded, slowedextended, lengthened, prolonged, protracted, stretched (out)waited acted, dealt (with), decided (upon), did, worked (on)(or wrought (on)) |