Delay

Definition:

(v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
(n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
(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.
(n.) To allay; to temper.
(v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

Compare delay with other words:

belay vs. delay

decay vs. delay

delay vs. denay

delay vs. deray

delay vs. lateness

delay vs. lagged

delay vs. protraction

delay vs. stoppage

delay vs. reprieve

delay vs. deter

decline vs. delay

delay vs. moration

delay vs. remorate

delay vs. forslack

cunctator vs. delay

delay vs. frist

cunctative vs. delay

delay vs. stalling

delay vs. tardy

delay vs. protract

delay vs. interruption

delay vs. differ

delay vs. mobile

delay vs. detain

delay vs. hesitation

delay vs. waylay

delay vs. retard

delay vs. period

delay vs. delayer

belate vs. delay

delay vs. instanter

delay vs. peremptorily

delay vs. promptness

delay vs. forestay

delay vs. retardation

delay vs. hotfoot

delay vs. latency

delay vs. temporize

delay vs. linger

delay vs. postponement

delay vs. forthwith

delay vs. tarry

delay vs. remora

delay vs. forestall

delay vs. unfavorable

delay vs. hysteresis

bottleneck vs. delay

delay vs. instantly

delay vs. restive

delay vs. limbo

delay vs. hitch

deferred vs. delay

delay vs. immediately

delay vs. forbear

delay vs. stall

delay vs. instantaneous

delay vs. instantaneously

delay vs. stave

delay vs. setback

delay vs. relent

delay vs. respite

delay vs. hinder

dally vs. delay

delay vs. dilatory

delay vs. immediate

allay vs. delay

delay vs. quench

assuage vs. delay

delay vs. temper

delay vs. dilute

delay vs. suspend

delay vs. procrastination

delay vs. postpone

delay vs. forslow

adjourn vs. delay

delay vs. distract

delay vs. impatient

delay vs. suspension

delay vs. filibuster

delay vs. straight

delay vs. dwell

defer vs. delay

delay vs. procrastinate

abide vs. delay