1. (noun)delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait time during which some action is awaited Synonyms: clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo hold Antonyms: hurry, rush
2. (verb)delay, holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time Synonyms: stickup, time lag, holdup, wait, delay, armed robbery, postponement, heist, hold Antonyms: rush, hurry
3. (verb)delay, detain, hold up cause to be slowed down or delayed Synonyms: go, live, detain, stick up, stay, last, delay, confine, hold up, hold out, hold, sustain, hold water, live on, support, check, retard, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive Antonyms: hurry, rush
4. (verb)delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required Synonyms: retard, hold up, check, detain, stay Antonyms: hurry, rush
5. (verb)stay, detain, delay stop or halt Synonyms: quell, delay, bide, stick, stay, last out, confine, hold up, ride out, persist, check, rest, appease, remain, stick around, abide, retard, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain Antonyms: hurry, rush
6. (verb)check, retard, delay slow the growth or development of Synonyms: checker, check, slow up, slow down, moderate, mark, slow, watch, look into, crack, check up on, arrest, go over, tick off, match, tick, fit, hold back, stop, ascertain, determine, assure, find out, agree, turn back, stay, check into, train, break, control, check off, check out, learn, curb, hold up, hold, see to it, see, chequer, discipline, mark off, tally, ensure, decelerate, hold in, suss out, detain, contain, check over, jibe, condition, retard, delay, correspond, insure, gibe Antonyms: rush, hurry
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'delay'
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1. delay To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is Synonyms: hinder, baffle, clog, foil, obstruct, retard, balk, counteract, frustrate, oppose, stay, bar, delay, hamper, prevent, stop, block, embarrass, impede, resist, thwart, check, encumber, interrupt
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