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delay
verb delayed, delaying
    1. To slow someone or something down or make them late.
      Thesaurus: detain, stall, arrest, impede, hold up, stave off; Antonym: accelerate, hurry.
    2. To put off to a later time.
      Thesaurus: postpone, prolong, suspend, table, procrastinate; Antonym: expedite.
    intr
    3. To be slow in doing something; to linger.
noun delays
    1. The act of delaying or state of being delayed.
      Thesaurus: postponement, suspension, moratorium, reprieve, deferment, adjournment, stay, stop, procrastination.
    2. The amount of time by which someone or something is delayed.
Derivative: delayer
noun
    Etymology: 13c: from French delaier.



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