What is another word for delay?

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hang on, intermission, duration, sit on, inaction, discontinuity, prevaricate, Detainment, time frame, pussyfoot, stint, response time, timespan, timescale, stasis, evasion, Shilly-shally, slippage, lead up, forbear, await, epoch, hang time, running time, hang around, count down, skulk, grace period, potter, lacuna, lurk, footdragging, wait around, lapse, waiver, day, hang up, phase, era, vigil, failure, life, trouble, chapter, while, park, dally, span, hour, year, session, gap, window, passage, notice, spell, stretch, term, season, space, time, way, run, hold over, held over, prorogue, Proroguing, prorogues, Prorogued, put off, Slackened, set back, slow down, slowed up, slackens, slow up, slowed down, Sank, Saddling, saddled, stalemate, surcease, hesitancy, tardiness, ultimates, topped off, put lid on, pack in, Ultimating, get done, Ultimated, sewed up, sew up, packs in, pack it in, top off, switch off, put the lid on, call it a day, switching off, switched off, packed in, pull the plug, pulling the plug, give up, call a day, avoidance, thinking twice, sit on fence, dithered, Stammered, think twice, shy away, think about, thinking about, Hesitated, pulling back, thought about, stutter, scruple, thinks about, Floundered, pulls back, pulled back, be irresolute, pull back, be unwilling, dithering, be reluctant, snafued, box in, hinders, boxes in, hogtie, get in the way, held up, worked in, bust in, heckling, infringe, lays aside, puts in, heckle, Interrupting, break train of thought, lay aside, INS, cut in on, putting in, put in, laid aside, Inned, work in, shortstop, crowd in, chime in, edge in, stopover, woolgather, think over, woolgathering, rack brains, sweat over, brood over, muse on, thought over, revolve, hammer away at, stew over, poring over, pore over, rack one's brains, thinking over, runaround, mark time, Bunked, staying put, Bunking, hang out, sat out, Roosted, Roosting, keep on, stay behind, make camp, sit out, nesting, staying over, remain standing, bivouacking, Bivouacked, stick around, stay in, Lasted, be left, stay put, nested, stay over, hold the fort, sit through, bivouac, was left, bivouacs, mothballing, mothballed, mothball, Shelving, mothballs, standoff, puts forward, put on the shelf, put forward, stall for time, immobilize, aisle seat, Booking office, booking, bookable, afloat, ARR, aboard, board, book on, bus, tarry, countdown, date, fast, distance, procrastinate, cooling-off period, slow off the blocks/mark, drag your feet/heels, go-slow, prolong the agony, keep someone waiting, sidetrack, delay, stayings, re straining, re-straining, restrainings, eschewal, escapism, forbearance, elusions, run-around, nonparticipation, elusion, steering clear of, absention, dilatorinesses, bog, triflings, dabblings, dillydallyings, fritterings, loafings, putterings, delayings, loiterings, procrastinatings, de-laying, idlings, frivolings, dilly-dallyings, dilly dallyings, de laying, toyings, stop, setback, holding pattern, suspension, stoppage, cunctation, logjam, jam, adjournment, Tarrying, Loitering, problem, lag, showstopper, putting off, hindrance, obstruction, tie-up, downtime, prorogation, bind, dawdling, lingering, discontinuation, holding, reprieve, putting offs, de-ferments, de ferments, immurements, with-holdings, time up river, with-holding, time river, time the river, holding backs, holding pens, with holding, arrestations, keeping ins, with holdings, stretchings, ex-tents, dis-tension, dis-tensions, in-creases, lengthenings, dis tensions, ex tents, ex-tent, drawing outs, ex-tension, in creases, spreading outs, ex tension, in-crease, ex tent, ex-tensions, ex tensions, in crease, continuings, dis tension, talkathons, stonewallings, holding floor, un-willingnesses, demurrals, in decisions, hemming hawing, mis trust, mis giving, un willingnesses, un-willingness, falterings, mis-trust, dawdlings, un willingness, in decision, mis-giving, in-decisions, in-decision, mis trusts, hemming hawings, in-disposition, hemming and hawings, in-dispositions, in dispositions, in disposition, restriction, barrier, constraint, complication, frustration, entrapment, opposition, resistance, blockade, impedance, bafflement, obstacle, constipation, impasse, drawback, disadvantage, hurdle, congestion, encumbrance, blockage, entanglement, deterrent, damper, hold ups, dis-continuance, dis continuance, dis continuances, dis-continuances, catch22, catch-22's, catch22's, retardments, re-striction, dis-advantage, dis-advantages, re-strictions, catch 22's, dead weights, re strictions, catch 22, dis advantage, re striction, dis advantages, in-decisivenesses, in decisiveness, in decisivenesses, in-decisiveness, inter-mission, meanwhiles, inter-ludes, inter-lude, inter ludes, inter mission, inter lude, inter missions, inter-missions, interregna, relief, hiatus, pausations, belatedness, breathing spells, pretermission, neglect, laxity, laxness, neglectfulness, pro-traction, pro traction, pro tractions, pro-tractions, re-spite, re spites, re lief, dis-charges, dis charges, re-lief, dis charge, dis-charge, re-spites, re spite, roundabouts, Escaping, run around, come-off, whole new ballgames, de feat, mis fortunes, about face, re-versal, reversal fortune, up sets, re versal, up-set, re verse, de-feats, de feats, mis fortune, de-feat, mis-fortunes, up-sets, re-verse, downtrend, slow-up, deceleration, slowup, decelerations, falloff, drop-off, slackening, in-actions, in-action, dead stops, stone in ones path, stumbling-block, stone ones path, fly in ointment, stone one path, stone one's path, fly the ointment, stone in one path, stone path, fly ointment, stone in path, stumbling stones, time gap, time warp, dis continuing, re cesses, de lays, pro-roguing, dis-continuing, de lay, re strain, de-lay, de-lays, dis-continues, dis-continue, pro-rogue, re cessed, re-cesses, holds over, re-cessed, pro-rogued, pro rogue, re-cess, pro roguing, dis continues, re cessing, re-cessing, re strains, re-strained, re-strain, re-strains, pro rogues, dis continued, pro-rogues, re strained, dis-continued, pro rogued, dis continue, re cess, wert step ahead of, pre-ceded, beat someone it, beats someone it, pre-cedes, am one step ahead of, pre ceded, pre ceding, provides against, are step ahead of, pre-vent, art step ahead of, pre-venting, are early, pre-vents, art one step ahead of, am step ahead of, wast early, were one step ahead of, be step ahead of, were early, beating to it, beating someone it, pre cedes, is one step ahead of, provided against, prepares for, was step ahead of, pre venting, pre vents, inter cept, wast one step ahead of, was early, were step ahead of, inter-cept, beating someone to it, pre-vented, pre vent, beat to it, being step ahead of, being early, wert early, are one step ahead of, beats someone to it, pre-ceding, beats to it, providing against, wast step ahead of, preparing for, wert one step ahead of, was one step ahead of, is early, being one step ahead of, pre vented, pre-cede, am early, is step ahead of, pre cede, re-strict, re strict, slowing down, slowing up, hanged up, slows down, slows up, hangs up, hanging up, remand, confine, interfere, discourage, stave off, hold, curb, choke, inhibit, prevent, suspend, encumber, restrict, repress, slacken, table, hamper, gain time, dawdle, clog, block, deter, bar, linger, obstruct, re-buffed, nip bud, re-pressing, re-pulsing, re-buffing, re pressed, reining in, counter act, counter-acted, re pulsed, re buffs, dis courage, re-duces, with held, counter acted, re-buff, re-buffs, re-duce, dis courages, holds in, dis-courage, Bitting, counter-acting, slackened pace, counter acting, with-held, re pulse, counter-acts, slackening pace, re pulses, dis-courages, re buffing, re buff, nip the bud, re press, counter acts, re-presses, re duce, nip in bud, counter-act, with holds, with-holds, re-pulses, re-pulse, re presses, re buffed, re pressing, re-pulsed, with-hold, slackens pace, with hold, re pulsing, re-press, played for time, holds down, re duces, over loaded, over-loads, over loading, over-loaded, over-loading, over-load, over loads, sets aside, puts back burner, ex-tends, gave rain check, ex tends, putting on ice, gives rain check, puts hold, hung fire, put ice, intermits, ex tending, hanged fire, giving rain check, ex-tending, ex tend, putting hold, puts ice, puts on hold, laying over, puts on back burner, lays over, putting on back burner, ex-tend, puts on ice, put hold, ex-tended, laid over, putting back burner, putting ice, put back burner, ex tended, in tern, de tains, de-tain, in terns, in-terns, de-tains, de tain, sending up, in-tern, moved slowly, dilly dally, hem haw, moves slowly, encountered difficulty, trailed behind, am delayed, limped along, are delayed, trailing behind, encounters difficulty, lagged behind, encountering difficulty, limping along, lags behind, art delayed, were quiescent, trails behind, were delayed, was quiescent, wert delayed, is delayed, is quiescent, art quiescent, was delayed, are quiescent, wast quiescent, wast delayed, limps along, am quiescent, wert quiescent, being delayed, being quiescent, puts lid on, getting done, dis-solved, pulls plug, calling day, dis-solve, re solves, tops off, call it day, switches off, call day, calls it a day, sewing up, dis solves, re-solving, sews up, ex pire, calls it day, packs it in, dis-solves, gat done, dis-solving, ex-pire, gets done, got done, packing in, re-solves, packing it in, called it a day, calls a day, pulling plug, called a day, pulled plug, re-solve, re solve, packed it in, topping off, pull plug, called day, calling it day, gotten done, re-solved, dis solved, dis solving, called it day, calling a day, dis solve, putting the lid on, pulls the plug, calls day, puts the lid on, putting lid on, calling it a day, pulled the plug, fore stalling, fore stall, fore stalls, fore stalled, pre-occupy, pre occupied, pre occupies, pre-occupying, pre-occupied, fore-stalled, pre-occupies, fore-stall, fore-stalling, pre occupy, fore-stalls, shrink, balk, falter, pause, halt, recoil, constipate, counter, bung, restrain, constrain, brake, entangle, oppose, mire, entrap, impair, fetter, tangle, resist, handicap, catch, paralyze, hamstring, crimp, complicate, baffle, burden, snarl, foul, congest, bottleneck, frustrate, plug, dam, cramp, cripple, snag, thwart, holds off, re-fused, re fuse, re fusing, re-fuse, re fuses, re fused, bring a screeching halt, brought to a screeching halt, bringing a screeching halt, brings to a screeching halt, brought a screeching halt, brings a screeching halt, bringing to a screeching halt, cramped one's style, dis concerted, blowing whistle on, dis comfits, cramping one's style, blew whistle on, dis concerts, blows whistle on, closes off, cramping one style, cramped ones style, cramps ones style, dis concert, saddling with, cramping ones style, dis-concerted, cramps style, cramping style, dis-concert, cramps one's style, cramped one style, dis concerting, dis-concerting, dis-comfits, flagged one, dis-concerts, flagging one, cramps one style, cramp ones style, dis comfit, dis-comfit, cramped style, flags one, cramp one style, saddles with, relieve, recess, break, got no place fast, passes time, gat no place fast, passing time, gotten no place fast, gets no place fast, passed time, getting no place fast, racking one's brains, de-liberating, de liberate, mused on, sweated over, racks one brains, sweats over, re viewing, de-liberates, hammers away at, racked one's brains, racked one brains, re viewed, muses on, hammered away at, musing on, racks one's brains, pores over, rack ones brains, de liberates, hammering away at, woolgathered, racked brains, broods over, sweating over, racked ones brains, re views, pored over, de-liberate, re view, brooding over, stews over, racks ones brains, brooded over, woolgathers, racking ones brains, thinks over, racking brains, re-viewed, stewing over, racks brains, de liberated, re-views, de-liberated, stewed over, re-view, de liberating, racking one brains, rack one brains, dis-missed, dis missed, puts on the bank burner, put the bank burner, putting the bank burner, put bank burner, putting down as, sidelining, put on bank burner, putting on bank burner, dis-missing, puts on bank burner, puts bank burner, putting on the bank burner, puts down as, type casts, puts the bank burner, dis missing, putting bank burner, schlepps along, schlepping along, schlepped along, gave a rain check, puts back, post pones, putting back, giving a rain check, post pone, cooling it, cools it, post-pone, cooled it, gives a rain check, post-pones, spins out, dragging one's feet, dragged ones feet, in-creased, pro-longs, stretching out, making longer, lets ride, pro-long, pro long, letting it ride, letted ride, drags ones feet, pro longing, dragging one feet, drags one's feet, pro longed, drag ones feet, pro-longed, pro longs, makes longer, span out, lets it ride, pro-longing, dragged one feet, spinning out, dragging ones feet, dragged one's feet, in creasing, dragged feet, drag one feet, letting ride, drags one feet, letted it ride, drags feet, dragging feet, pro-tracts, keeping going, keeps going, pro tracts, pro tract, pro-tract, out-lived, re siding, keeping on, sate through, being left, staying in, re-sided, holds fort, re-sting, are left, stays in, pre vailed, pre-vails, sits out, holds the fort, out-lives, in-habit, out-living, out living, kept on, pre-vailed, re-maining, sitting through, sitting out, out last, pre vailing, pre vail, stayed behind, pre vails, am left, remaining standing, out-lasted, art left, wast left, hold fort, holding fort, in habited, re mains, held fort, out lived, stayed in, holding the fort, sits through, pre-vail, stuck around, re-mained, out lives, out live, in habits, out-lasts, re sting, re side, out-live, re-main, re-siding, stayed over, is left, remained standing, staying behind, re sided, wert left, sticks around, staid behind, keeps on, re-sides, staid put, out lasting, stays behind, re mained, sticking around, re-side, sate out, made camp, staid over, making camp, out lasts, re main, in-habiting, sticked around, in habit, out-last, out lasted, stayed put, sat through, re-mains, re maining, were left, remains standing, in-habits, staid in, stays over, stays put, makes camp, held the fort, re sides, in habiting, in-habited, out-lasting, re-spiting, de-creased, re pealed, re peals, eases up, re-pealed, re pealing, re-leased, easing up, re spiting, de-creasing, de creased, re-lax, re lax, re peal, re-peals, re-spited, de creasing, re spited, fell away, re-serving, pre serving, re tains, re serve, stores up, re serving, pre-served, pre served, re tain, re-serves, storing up, re served, re-tains, re-tain, stored up, stowing away, re serves, stows away, pre-serves, pre serves, pre serve, pre-serving, stowed away, re-serve, re-served, retardated, brought to screeching halt, brings to screeching halt, brings screeching halt, bringing screeching halt, chokes off, bring screeching halt, bringing to screeching halt, retardating, brought screeching halt, trudge, plod, crawl, creep, slow, stayed out, hangs in, out-stays, out staying, sweated out, out-stayed, hung in, establishing oneself, out-staying, staid out, sweating it out, out stays, stays out, staying out, sweated it out, sweats it out, out-stay, sweats out, out stay, hanged in, establishes oneself, out stayed, established oneself, puts down roots, putting down roots, standstill, sur-cease, sur-ceasing, sur cease, sur ceasing, sur-ceased, sur ceased, sur-ceases, sur ceases, putting the shelf, pro posed, put shelf, pro pose, puts shelf, putting forward, putting on shelf, puts on shelf, putting on the shelf, puts on the shelf, pro-posing, pro posing, put on shelf, pro-pose, put the shelf, putting shelf, puts the shelf, stalls for time, stalling for time, stalled for time, tying ones hands, tie ones hands, entrammeled, ties hands, tied ones hands, tying one's hands, tie hands, tying hands, ties ones hands, tie one hands, entrammeling, tied one hands, tying one hands, tied hands, ties one hands, entrammels, ties one's hands, tied one's hands, took out after, tagged along, follow scent, noses out, falls behind, bringing the rear, brings the rear, brought up rear, bringing rear, pokes along, nosed out, dropt back, brought the rear, poking along, brings up the rear, hanged down, following scent, following a scent, be dogged, followed scent, be-dog, fell behind, bring up rear, bedogging, dropping back, bedogs, follows scent, be-dogged, brings rear, bring the rear, hangs down, bring rear, be-dogging, follows a scent, be dogs, taking out after, drops back, tags along, brought rear, tagging along, poked along, brings up rear, dropped back, followed a scent, be-dogs, takes out after, be dog, spoored, bedogged, nosing out, hung down, be dogging, bode one time, hung onto hat, bode ones time, sat up for, staid for, bided one's time, fore seeing, staid up for, holds everything, fore-see, bides ones time, holding phone, holding everything, bode one's time, sweating it, looked forward to, filling time, bide ones time, held everything, keeps shirt on, filled time, sitting for, held phone, biding one time, fore sees, holding the phone, holding on, staying for, bided ones time, bides one's time, sate up for, lying wait, biding one's time, keeping shirt on, looks forward to, lies in wait, fore-sees, lie wait, lied wait, lied in wait, bides one time, hanged onto your hat, hung onto your hat, sits for, kept shirt on, saving it, holds phone, sitting up for, fore seen, stayed up for, hang onto hat, hangs onto hat, sat for, fore saw, biding ones time, held the phone, hanging onto hat, stays for, sits up for, sate for, fills time, lies wait, saves it, stayed for, hanged onto hat, stays up for, stands by, saved it, biding time, held on, lied low, holds the phone, bides time, lies low, fore-saw, sweats it, hangs onto your hat, hold phone, fore-seen, staying up for, bide one time, bided time, hanging onto your hat, sweated it, bode time, bided one time, sur-rendering, re-move, sur-render, dis claimed, re-moves, all-owing, sur-renders, refrained from, re signed, re moving, dis-claimed, dis claim, all owing, re-signed, re-signs, re move, sur rendered, refraining from, refrains from, all-owed, dis owning, dis owned, dis-claiming, sur renders, dis-claims, Re sign, re signs, re signing, re moved, sur-rendered, dis-owning, all owed, dis-claim, dis-owned, re-moving, dis claims, dis claiming, sur rendering, whiling away the time, take one sweet time, whiles away the time, burnt daylight, burned daylight, takes time, take one own sweet time, loses time, taking one own sweet time, took one time, lost time, fiddled about, takes ones time, took one own sweet time, taking own sweet time, takes one own sweet time, taking ones own sweet time, taking ones sweet time, fritters away time, takes ones own sweet time, fiddles about, passes the time, takes sweet time, whiled away time, taking ones time, take own sweet time, taking one's own sweet time, taking one time, taking one's sweet time, took sweet time, took one's time, took ones sweet time, burns daylight, takes one's time, take ones sweet time, frittered away time, takes ones sweet time, takes one time, took ones time, take one time, whiles away time, taking time, take sweet time, taking sweet time, takes one sweet time, whiled away the time, shilly shally, takes own sweet time, took time, passed the time, took one's sweet time, take ones time, take one's sweet time, takes one's own sweet time, lollygagged, take ones own sweet time, frittering away time, takes one's sweet time, whiling away time, fiddling about, took ones own sweet time, passing the time, burning daylight, losing time, took one's own sweet time, took one sweet time, taking one sweet time, took own sweet time, hang on

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