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delay
  1. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pause, wait, break, halt, stoppage, interlude, interval, intermission, holdup, stop, interruption, gap, lull, detention, holdback, suspension, stay, retardation, check, detainment, downtime, lag, logjam, hold, stall, surcease, retardment, jam, snag, filibuster, holding, prorogation, blockage, showstopper, block, retard, trammel, hold-up, holding pattern, period of waiting, tie-up, waiting period, time lag, time wasted, cooling-off period, hiatus, respite, recess, postponement, letup … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There was a delay in the arrival of my package due to additional customs checks.”
      “A delay in the trial was requested so as to allow adequate time for lawyers on both sides to prepare their case.”
      “We will have to act decisively, without any delay.”
delayment
  1. (obsolete) delay; hindrance
delaying
  1. A delay.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. irresolution, hesitancy, indecision, wavering, hesitation, vacillation, uncertainty, doubt, indecisiveness, faltering, equivocation, irresoluteness, hesitance, pause, dubiety, unsureness, fluctuation, tentativeness, doubtfulness, delay, oscillation, misgiving, qualm, wabbling, wobbling, scepticism, skepticism, incertitude, mistrust, dithering, demurral, reluctance, dawdling, scruple, timidity, indisposition, procrastination, ambivalence, unwillingness, stumbling, fumbling, stalling, stammering, stuttering, averseness, weakness, temporization, havering, swithering, temporising … more
delayal
  1. (nonstandard) delay
delayments
  1. plural of delayment
delayings
  1. plural of delaying
  2. Synonyms:
      3. irresolution, hesitancy, indecision, waverings, hesitation, vacillation, uncertainty, doubt, indecisiveness, falterings, equivocation, irresoluteness, hesitance, pauses, dubiety, unsureness, fluctuation, tentativeness, doubtfulness, delays, oscillation, misgivings, qualms, wabblings, wobblings, scepticism, skepticism, incertitudes, mistrust, ditherings, demurrals, reluctance, dawdlings, scruples, timidity, indispositions, procrastination, ambivalence, unwillingness, stumblings, fumblings, stallings, stammerings, stutterings, averseness, weaknesses, temporization, temporisings, temporizings, timidness … more
delayals
  1. plural of delayal
delays
  1. plural of delay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pauses, waits, breaks, halts, stoppages, interludes, intervals, intermissions, holdups, stops, interruption, gaps, lulls, detention, holdbacks, suspension, stays, retardation, checks, detainment, downtime, lag, logjams, holds, stalls, surceases, retardments, jam, snags, filibusters, holdings, prorogations, blockages, showstoppers, blocks, retards, trammels, hold-ups, holding patterns, tie-ups, time lags, cooling-off periods, postponement, deferments, deferrals, procrastination, adjournments, deferrings, hiatus … more
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