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delay
noun as in deferment, interruption
Strongest matches
lag, moratorium, postponement, problem, setback, stoppage, suspension, wait
Strong matches
adjournment, bind, check, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hindrance, holding, impediment, interval, jam, lingering, logjam, loitering, obstruction, procrastination, prorogation, remission, reprieve, retardation, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, surcease, tarrying, tie up
Weak matches
cooling-off period, hangup, holding pattern, holdup, putting off, retardment
verb as in cause stop in action
Strongest matches
adjourn, bar, block, defer, detain, hamper, hold, impede, keep, obstruct, postpone, prevent, prolong, put off, restrict, shelve, stall, stay, suspend, withhold
Example Sentences
Analysts say another issue worrying investors is delays to the release of important economic data due to the US government shutdown, as it is set to enter its second week.
The 79-year-old country music legend has delayed the December concerts, telling fans she needs "a few procedures" to deal with ongoing "health challenges".
The country superstar announced that she would be delaying concerts that were slated for Caesars Palace in December after unspecified health issues.
The judge noted that the September 11 attacks previously qualified as an “extraordinary circumstance” in delaying notices to appear to noncitizen detainees, but said that Rovidio Marin has been held “substantially longer.”
"We have police struggling to enforce and respond to dog incidents, huge delays getting to court costing hundreds of thousands in kennelling and police costs," she says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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