What is another word for de lay?

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cessation, Checking, blockage, restraint, halt, suppression, Restraining, interruption, inhibition, prevention, Staying, stalling, end, elusion, steering clear of, circumvention, evasion, retreat, recoil, forbearance, eschewal, departure, flight, dodging, shirking, recession, escapism, passive resistance, absention, parry, dodge, nonparticipation, escape, run-around, self-restraint, shunning, dilatoriness, loafing, Puttering, idling, Delaying, poking, Procrastinating, dilly-dallying, trifling, toying, Dabbling, frivoling, Frittering, playing, deferral, holdover, procrastination, Retardment, logjam, remission, stop, showstopper, lingering, Tarrying, impediment, setback, hindrance, adjournment, cunctation, problem, reprieve, putting off, stall, prorogation, retardation, moratorium, dawdling, interval, filibuster, tie-up, cooling-off period, postponement, suspension, lag, demurral, check, wait, holding pattern, downtime, hold-up, Loitering, obstruction, detention, surcease, discontinuation, hangup, jam, holding, bind, stoppage, stay, pickup, pen, immurement, retention, keeping in, holding back, apprehension, Detainment, custody, time up the river, withholding, holding pen, internment, incarceration, Arrestation, quarantine, arm, stretching, reach, orbit, amplification, addition, compass, continuing, stretch, wing, radius, sweep, protraction, spread, addendum, purview, extent, appendage, broadening, drawing out, distension, supplement, increase, expansion, lengthening, augmentation, development, spreading out, widening, dilatation, appendix, adjunct, branch, production, elongation, annex, prolongation, span, scope, opposition, stonewalling, interference, talkathon, holding the floor, fumbling, reluctance, unwillingness, wavering, indisposition, equivocation, faltering, stammering, indecision, Averseness, stuttering, oscillation, fluctuation, misgiving, skepticism, mistrust, qualm, dubiety, hesitancy, vacillation, stumbling, indecisiveness, irresolution, hemming and hawing, discontinuance, mishap, drawback, trouble, bug, hang-up, catch, stumbling block, glitch, snag, joker, tangle, hitch, traffic jam, gridlock, difficulty, shackles, lock, binding, fetters, Clogging, confinement, deterrent, hazard, load, detriment, tie, barrier, holdup, fault, millstone, flaw, shackle, wall, restriction, prohibition, catch-22, defect, disadvantage, barricade, manacle, encumbrance, dead weight, stricture, hurdle, road block, rub, chain, obstacle, red tape, timidity, timidness, irresoluteness, to-and-fro, tentativeness, breathing space, interregnum, idyll, interim, hiatus, respite, rest, meantime, parenthesis, intermission, meanwhile, lull, spell, episode, dissolution, doldrums, lacuna, disruption, quiescence, rupture, split, severance, division, dormancy, separation, disturbance, cutoff, disconnection, abeyance, layoff, gap, letup, breach, intrusion, latency, blackout, Abeyancy, rift, Disuniting, break-off, time, comma, pausation, five, season, space, playtime, period, term, distance, interlude, ten, while, time-out, opening, tardiness, backwardness, slowness, stopover, grace period, breathing spell, ban, truce, deferment, breather, omission, oversight, laxness, slovenliness, limbo, delinquency, dilapidation, neglectfulness, lapse, forgetfulness, pretermission, negligence, slackness, carelessness, remissness, laxity, dereliction, chaos, Deferring, amelioration, diminution, release, moderation, ebb, relaxation, alleviation, abatement, reduction, decrease, breath, leisure, acquittal, exculpation, deadlock, immunity, relief, discharge, deliverance, ease, time out, forgiveness, coffee break, come-off, inertia, detour, Escaping, roundabout, diversion, reverse, slowdown, misfortune, whole new ballgame, regress, blow, comedown, regression, drawing board, defeat, upset, reversal, reversal of fortune, about-face, Backset, flip-flop, bottom, bath, downturn, slackening, deceleration, drop-off, downtrend, falloff, slow-up, decline, stagnation, strike, inactivity, standstill, impasse, standoff, dead end, stalemate, corner, dead stop, hole, inaction, hesitation, Ceasing, closing, ending, halting, Desisting, Deterring, remaining, Terminating, stone in one's path, fly in the ointment, complication, stumbling stone, limitation, discouragement, lagging, time warp, restrain, hold off, delay, recess, hold up, discontinue, hinder, preclude, hold back, be early, apprehend, beat someone to it, forestall, be one step ahead of, intercept, prepare for, precede, provide against, scrub, freeze, interrupt, knock off, shut down, suppress, can, drop, set back, slow down, decelerate, hang up, slow up, sink, control, bottleneck, reduce, rein in, play for time, hold in, pause, cut short, baffle, thwart, constrain, moderate, bridle, counteract, harness, slacken pace, bit, hold down, frustrate, checkmate, obviate, rebuff, snub, repulse, nip in the bud, limit, terminate, foil, circumvent, tame, squelch, neutralize, overload, saddle, oppress, weigh down, tax, remit, hang fire, extend, put on back burner, give rain check, slow, put on hold, lengthen, put on ice, set aside, waive, hamper, tarry, retard, confine, loiter, deter, keep, hold, slacken, interfere, protract, block, arrest, drag, shelve, temporize, put off, repress, prorogue, suspend, clog, choke, lay over, detain, postpone, keep back, prolong, prevent, discourage, gain time, inhibit, obstruct, table, linger, restrict, procrastinate, remand, adjourn, dilly-dally, bide time, dawdle, impede, withhold, encumber, stave off, intermit, defer, bar, curb, hold over, reserve, bog down, send up, buttonhole, mire, nab, jail, pull in, put away, bust, ice, pinch, pick up, run in, intern, move slowly, meander, hem and haw, vacillate, mosey, hesitate, fritter, trifle, hang, crawl, straggle, limp along, stagnate, lag behind, traipse, dally, shamble, inch, mark time, sag, be quiescent, poke, encounter difficulty, creep, shuffle, trail behind, be delayed, close, give up, complete, abort, pack it in, conclude, get done, wrap, ultimate, call off, wind up, top off, achieve, relinquish, determine, abolish, accomplish, close out, settle, crown, wrap up, call it a day, culminate, break off, put the lid on, cease, sew up, break up, consummate, quit, resolve, switch off, perorate, dissolve, dispose of, finish, expire, pull the plug, monopolize, preoccupy, doubt, dither, dillydally, fumble, think twice, shy away, weigh, shift, ponder, balk, waffle, be unwilling, shrink, flounder, oscillate, pussyfoot, stammer, pull back, waver, blow hot and cold, seesaw, swerve, falter, straddle, alternate, sit on fence, tergiversate, debate, equivocate, balance, hedge, demur, hover, be reluctant, think about, stumble, fluctuate, scruple, hang back, be irresolute, stutter, cramp, get in the way, box in, debar, oppose, offset, hamstring, snafu, burden, fetter, crab, resist, muzzle, cripple, louse up, stymie, hog-tie, contravene, handicap, crimp, trammel, prohibit, shut out, forbear, keep out, deny, refuse, refrain, bring to a screeching halt, embarrass, disrupt, dam, rattle, cramp one's style, saddle with, brake, cut off, close off, flag one, shut off, blow whistle on, disconcert, discomfit, stonewall, faze, disjoin, butt in, punctuate, put in, bust in, horn in, intrude, disunite, barge in, come between, disconnect, infringe, chime in, disturb, heckle, cut in on, break, crowd in, edge in, crash, insinuate, lay aside, sever, separate, break train of thought, in, break in, divide, cut, work in, shortstop, inject, avert, loaf, idle, diddle, lounge, get no place fast, trail, amble, slough, dabble, pass time, ramble, waste time, fritter away, flag, saunter, loll, examine, sweat over, chaw, moon, woolgather, turn over, review, muse on, consider, reflect, deliberate, pore over, think over, meditate, study, rack one's brains, ruminate, contemplate, revolve, figure, stew over, hammer away at, brood over, label, group, classify, rank, put on the bank burner, put aside, assort, tab, class, type cast, sideline, put down as, file, dismiss, sort, peg, toddle, schlepp along, put back, give a rain check, pigeonhole, cool it, drag one's feet, pad, make longer, spin out, perpetuate, let it ride, continue, carry on, stretch out, drag out, Prolongate, draw, cool, keep going, elongate, drag on, go on, sit through, stay put, roost, bunk, bide, last, live, stay over, be left, stand, stay in, sojourn, visit, abide, squat, persist, dwell, keep on, hold the fort, outlast, stay behind, prevail, perch, reside, hang out, lodge, remain standing, make camp, nest, endure, bivouac, inhabit, sit out, outlive, cling, sit tight, survive, stick around, cancel, abate, repeal, fall away, wane, desist, soften, modify, ease up, forgive, exonerate, excuse, weaken, modulate, relax, rescind, slack, amnesty, mitigate, pardon, absolve, condone, dwindle, diminish, alleviate, hoard, conserve, squirrel, put by, save, stow away, squirrel away, have, preserve, maintain, stash, possess, store, plant, lay up, duck, retain, store up, stockpile, down, take down, back off, bog, choke off, let up, retardate, lessen, bring to screeching halt, mothball, tie up, outstay, ward off, hang around, sweat it out, put down roots, remain, establish oneself, hang in, hang about, stay out, sweat, put forward, suggest, enter, propose, put on the shelf, submit, move, stall for time, Entrammel, tie one's hands, lock up, leash, string along, droop, tag along, take out after, track, stalk, shadow, bring up the rear, drop back, haul, poke along, trace, stream, plod, fall back, bedog, tail, tow, hunt, follow a scent, spoor, Draggle, chase, nose out, pull, fall behind, shag, hang down, pursue, spook, dangle, dog, trudge, hold on, stand by, hold everything, look for, lie low, foresee, await, save it, bide one's time, watch, hang onto your hat, hold the phone, fill time, sweat it, keep shirt on, look forward to, expect, stay up for, anticipate, sit up for, hole up, lie in wait, disclaim, abandon, neglect, yield, leave, surrender, reject, cede, grant, disown, remove, forgo, renounce, dispense with, resign, allow, hand over, refrain from, renege, piddle, burn daylight, lollygag, take one's time, fritter away time, while away the time, fiddle about, pass the time, kill time, lose time, take one's own sweet time, goof off, Shilly-shally, cessation

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