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Definition of delay

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Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow..

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Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness..

Dwell :: Dwell (v. i.) To delay; to linger.

Respite :: Respite (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

Tarriance :: Tarriance (n.) The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness.

Demurral :: Demurral (n.) Demur; delay in acting or deciding.

Bode :: Bode (n.) A stop; a halting; delay.

Lag :: Lag (a.) Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end..

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) See Rondeau, and Rondel..

Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..

Retard :: Retard (v. t.) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate..

Imparl :: Imparl (v. i.) To have time before pleading; to have delay for mutual adjustment.

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.

Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition..

Let :: Let (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic..

Readily :: Readily (adv.) Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly; cheerfully.

Defer :: Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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..

Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.

Lingeringly :: Lingeringly (adv.) With delay; slowly; tediously.