delay :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait

n. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

delay

v. act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

delay, detain, hold up

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

stay, detain, delay

v. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

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hesitation, waver, falter, faltering

n. the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"

continuance, continuation

n. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

adjournment, dissolution

n. the termination of a meeting

succession, sequence

n. the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"

time interval, interval

n. a definite length of time marked off by two instants

suspend

v. render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

reprieve, respite

v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

reschedule

v. assign a new time and place for an event; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment"

dally, trifle, play

v. consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

linger, dawdle

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

linger, dawdle

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

fall back

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard

v. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

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