intransitive verb. To postpone until a later time; defer.

intransitive verb. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.

intransitive verb. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

noun. The act of delaying; postponement.

noun. The condition of being delayed; detainment.

noun. The period of time during which one is delayed.

noun. The interval of time between two events.

To alloy; dilute; temper; soften; weaken.

To put off; defer; postpone; remit to a later time, as something to be done.

To retard; stop, detain, or hinder for a time; obstruct or impede the course or progress of: as, the mail is delayed by bad roads.

To linger; move slowly; stop for a time; loiter; be dilatory.

noun. A putting off; a deferring; an extension of the time; postponement; procrastination: as, the delay of trial.

noun. A lingering; loitering; stay; hindrance to progress.

transitive verb. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

transitive verb. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of.

transitive verb. To allay; to temper.

noun. A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

intransitive verb. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

verb. To dilute, temper.

verb. To assuage, quench, allay.

verb. To put off until a later time; to distract.

verb. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.

noun. previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying.

verb. cause to be slowed down or delayed

noun. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

verb. stop or halt

verb. slow the growth or development of

noun. time during which some action is awaited

verb. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

"In the press box, the official time of the rain delay is announced: 46 hours even."

hasten  hurry  

deferment  retardation  to delay creditors  

check  retard  

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accident  change  conflict  confusion  damage  

abide  adjourn  adjourn  afterthought  allay  

delayed  delaying  delays