delay
English Thesaurus
1. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | inactivity, |
| definition | : | being inactive; being less active (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | demurrage, |
| definition | : | detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | forbearance, |
| definition | : | a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | filibuster, |
| definition | : | (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches (noun.act) |
2. time during which some action is awaited (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | extension, |
| definition | : | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | moratorium, |
| definition | : | a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | retardation, |
| definition | : | the extent to which something is delayed or held back (noun.time) |
3. slow the growth or development of (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | dampen, |
| definition | : | check; keep in check (a fire) (verb.change) |
4. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | stonewall, |
| definition | : | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | catch, |
| definition | : | delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | stall, |
| definition | : | deliberately delay an event or action (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | buy time, |
| definition | : | act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage (verb.change) |
5. stop or halt (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
6. act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | hesitate, pause, |
| definition | : | interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | procrastinate, |
| definition | : | postpone or delay needlessly (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table, |
| definition | : | hold back to a later time (verb.stative) |
7. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)
| derivation | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, detain, hold up, |
| definition | : | cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change) |
8. time during which some action is awaited (noun.time)
| derivation | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, |
| definition | : | act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hold, |
| definition | : | stop dealing with (verb.stative) |
9. slow the growth or development of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
10. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
11. stop or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | stay, |
| definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
12. act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative)
13. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act)
| derivation | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, detain, hold up, |
| definition | : | cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change) |
14. time during which some action is awaited (noun.time)
| derivation | : | check, delay, retard, |
| definition | : | slow the growth or development of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, |
| definition | : | act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | hold, |
| definition | : | stop dealing with (verb.stative) |
15. slow the growth or development of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
16. cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
| antonym | : | hurry, rush, |
| definition | : | urge to an unnatural speed (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | delay, holdup, delay, holdup, |
| definition | : | the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time (noun.act) |
17. stop or halt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | stay, |
| definition | : | a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted (noun.communication) |
18. act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative)
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