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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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Deviation :: Deviation (n.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility..

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

Postponement :: Postponement (n.) The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..

Pause :: Pause (n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

Staymaker :: Stayless (a.) Without stop or delay.

Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.

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

Protract :: Protract (n.) Tedious continuance or delay.

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty..

Filibuster :: Filibuster (v. i.) To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices..

Tarry :: Tarry (v. i.) To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.

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

Relent :: Relent (n.) Stay; stop; delay.

Temporize :: Temporize (v. t.) To delay; to procrastinate.

Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.

Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

Roundelay :: Roundelay (n.) Anything having a round form; a roundel.

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..