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• DELAY (noun)
Meaning:
Time during which some action is awaited
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
delay; postponement; time lag; wait; hold
Context examples:
instant replay caused too long a delay / he ordered a hold in the action
Hypernyms ("delay" is a kind of...):
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delay"):
retardation (the extent to which something is delayed or held back)
moratorium (a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged)
extension (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt)
Meaning:
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
delay; holdup
Hypernyms ("delay" is a kind of...):
inactivity (being inactive; being less active)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delay"):
break; disruption; gap; interruption (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity)
lingering; tarriance (the act of tarrying)
filibuster (a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches)
dalliance; dawdling; trifling (the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working)
lag; retardation; slowdown (the act of slowing down or falling behind)
cunctation; procrastination; shillyshally (the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
deferment; deferral; postponement (act of putting off to a future time)
forbearance (a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting)
demurrage (detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure)
• DELAY (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to be slowed down or delayed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
delay; detain; hold up
Context examples:
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather / she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
Hypernyms (to "delay" is one way to...):
decelerate; retard; slow; slow down; slow up (lose velocity; move more slowly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "delay"):
buy time (act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage)
stall (deliberately delay an event or action)
catch (delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned)
stonewall (engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Antonym:
rush (urge to an unnatural speed)
Meaning:
Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
Hypernyms (to "delay" is one way to...):
hold back; hold off; wait (wait before acting)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "delay"):
hesitate; pause (interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing)
dilly-dally; dillydally; drag one's feet; drag one's heels; procrastinate; shillyshally; stall (postpone doing what one should be doing)
procrastinate (postpone or delay needlessly)
defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table (hold back to a later time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They delay a long time
Meaning:
Stop or halt
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
detain; delay; stay
Context example:
Please stay the bloodshed!
Hypernyms (to "delay" is one way to...):
check; delay; retard (slow the growth or development of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Slow the growth or development of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
retard; delay; check
Context example:
The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Hypernyms (to "delay" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "delay"):
dampen (check; keep in check (a fire))
delay; detain; stay (stop or halt)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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