What is another word for de lays?

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

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