delay
verb
[ dɪˈleɪ ]
• make (someone or something) late or slow.
• "the train was delayed"
Similar:
detain,
hold up,
make late,
retard,
keep (back),
slow up,
slow down,
set back,
bog down,
hinder,
hamper,
impede,
obstruct,
delay
noun
• a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
• "a two-hour delay"
Similar:
hold-up,
wait,
waiting period,
detainment,
hindrance,
impediment,
obstruction,
setback,
interval,
gap,
interlude,
postponement,
deferral,
deferment,
putting off,
stay,
respite,
rescheduling,
adjournment,
continuation,
put-off,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).
