Definition of delay

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Delay (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

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Delayer :: Delayer (n.) One who delays; one who lingers.
Abode :: Abode (n.) Act of waiting; delay.
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation.
Loiter :: Loiter (v. i.) To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.
Mora :: Mora (n.) Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement..
Tarry :: Tarry (v. t.) To delay; to defer; to put off.
Overdue :: Overdue (a.) Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note..
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay..
Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.
Latered :: Latered (a.) Inclined to delay; dilatory.
Tardation :: Tardation (n.) The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation..
Dandle :: Dandle (v. t.) To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
Check :: Check (n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check..
Promt :: Promt (superl.) Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
Bode :: Bode (n.) A stop; a halting; delay.
Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.
Delays :: Delays (pl. ) of Dela.
Moration :: Moration (n.) A delaying tarrying; delay.
Delayingly :: Delayingly (adv.) By delays.
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