What is another word for de-lay?

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

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