RhymeZone: delay

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to delay: (151 results)
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., acoustic delay line, acoustic storage, advised, at full speed, at length, at once, buy time, catch, catch up, cytokinin, delay line, demurrage, directly, dispatch, dwell on, earliest, electromagnetic delay line, eventually, extension, filibuster, filibusterer, finally, forbearance, forthwith, hotfoot, immediate, immediately, impatience, impatient, in a flash, in real time, in short order, instanta, instantaneous, instantaneously, instantly, irritating, kinin, lickety cut, lickety split, like a shot, linger over, longanimity, mental quickness, now, on the spot, on time, outright, patience, pressing, primary amenorrhea, procrastinate, prompt, promptitude, promptly, promptness, provoking, putoff, quick, quickly, quickness, quick-wittedness, restive, restlessness, right away, roiled, sonic delay line, soonest, speedy, stall, stalling, stipulation, straightaway, straight off, summarily, temporize, unhurried, waiting game, well-advised, with a rush

Often used in the same context:
address, assistant, confess, cuts, delayed, dismay, freeze, moan, procrastinate, relay, transportation

More general:
break, check, decelerate, hold back, hold off, inactivity, intermission, interruption, pause, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, suspension, wait

More specific:
break, buy time, catch, cunctation, dalliance, dawdling, deferment, deferral, demurrage, dilly-dally, disruption, drag one's feet, extension, gap, hesitate, interruption, lag, lingering, moratorium, pause, pocket billiards, pool, postponement, procrastinate, procrastination, retardation, shillyshally, slowdown, stall, tarriance, tarrying, trifling, wasting time

Synonyms:
detain, detention, hold, holdup, hold up, postponement, stay, time lag, wait

Antonyms:
hurry, rush

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