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Sist :: Sist (v. t.) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or suspend; to stop..

Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. t.) To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance..

Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..

Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..

Delaying :: Delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dela.

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.

Delayment :: Delayment (n.) Hindrance.

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

Remorate :: Remorate (v. t.) To hinder; to delay.

Linger :: Linger (a.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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..

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

Straightways :: Straightway (adv.) Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.

Relay :: Relay (n.) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay..

Passage :: Passage (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed..

Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.

Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Dilation :: Dilation (n.) Delay.

Procrastination :: Procrastination (n.) The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness..

Remora :: Remora (n.) Delay; obstacle; hindrance.

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