Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

hold, wait, delay, postponement, time lag

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, cause to be late

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, delay, detain

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

waver, hesitation, falter

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

continuance, continuation

n. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

dissolution, adjournment

n. the termination of a meeting

succession, sequence

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

interval, time interval

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

suspend

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

respite, reprieve

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

reschedule, schedule again

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

play, flirt, toy, dally

v. behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

dawdle, linger, move slowly, take one's time

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

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

dawdle, linger, move slowly, take one's time

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle

v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

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

retard, slow down, decelerate, slow, slow up

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

hold, keep, maintain

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"

hurry, rush

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

speed, quicken, accelerate, speed up

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

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