Definition of delay

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Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

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Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.
Reprieve :: Reprieve (v. t.) To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days..
Promt :: Promt (superl.) Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance..
Presently :: Presently (adv.) At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by..
Impatience :: Impatience (n.) The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid..
Suspension :: Suspension (n.) A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition..
Cunctative :: Cunctative (a.) Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.
Ready :: Ready (superl.) Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for lack of being prepared or furnished.
Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..
Lentor :: Lentor (a.) Slowness; delay; sluggishness.
Impatient :: Impatient (a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under..
Late :: Late (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring..
Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay..
Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.
Roundel :: Roundel (a.) A rondelay.
Temporize :: Temporize (v. t.) To delay; to procrastinate.
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..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to linger; to be delayed.
Flagging :: Flagging (a.) Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying..
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..
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