en delay

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

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Synonyms

  • ar أَخَّرَ (v, stative) ➜
  • ar إِعَاقَة (n, act) ➜
  • ar اِنْتِظَار (n, time) ➜
  • ar تَأجِيل (n, time) ➜
  • ar تَأخِير (n, act) ➜
  • ar تَأخِير (n, time) ➜
  • ar تَوَقُّف (n, time) ➜
  • ca demora (n, act) ➜
  • ca demora (n, time) ➜
  • ca demorar (v, stative) ➜
  • ca endarrerir (v, change) ➜
  • ca endarrerir (v, stative) ➜
  • ca retard (n, act) ➜
  • ca retardament (n, time) ➜
  • ca retardar (v, change) ➜
  • ca retardar (v, stative) ➜
  • da forsinke (v, change) ➜
  • da udsætte (v, stative) ➜
  • en check (v, change) ➜
  • en stay (v, change) ➜
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Related terms

  • sh odgađati (v) ➜
  • sh odgoditi (v) ➜
  • sh zavlačiti (v) ➜
  • sh zavući (v) ➜
  • ady гъэлъэжъон (v) ➜
  • ang forsittan (v) ➜
  • ang gælan (v) ➜
  • ang ieldan (v) ➜
  • ang ielden (n) ➜
  • ang oferhealdan (v) ➜
  • ang wandian (v) ➜
  • ang yldan (v) ➜
  • ar أبطأ (v) ➜
  • ar أخر (v) ➜
  • ar أمد (v) ➜
  • ar أوقف (v) ➜
  • ar إبطاء (n) ➜
  • ar إطالة (n) ➜
  • ar بطأ (v) ➜
  • ar تأخر (v) ➜
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Types of delay

  • en break (n, act) ➜
  • en dalliance (n, act) ➜
  • en demurrage (n, act) ➜
  • en extension (n, time) ➜
  • en filibuster (n, law) ➜
  • en forbearance (n, act) ➜
  • en moratorium (n, time) ➜
  • en postponement (n, act) ➜
  • en procrastination (n, act) ➜
  • en retardation (n, time) ➜
  • en slowdown (n, act) ➜
  • en tarriance (n, act) ➜

Ways of delay

  • en buy time (v, change) ➜
  • en catch (v, change) ➜
  • en hesitate (v, stative) ➜
  • en postpone (v, stative) ➜
  • en procrastinate (v, stative) ➜
  • en stall (v, change) ➜
  • en stonewall (v, change) ➜

Causes of delay

  • en paying by check ➜
  • en mailing a letter ➜
  • en taking a break ➜
  • en tying your shoelace ➜
  • en a vexatious litigant ➜

Derived terms

  • en delayability ➜
  • en delayable ➜
  • en delayal ➜
  • en delayer ➜
  • en delayeth ➜
  • en delaying ➜
  • en delayment ➜
  • en multidelay ➜

Word forms

  • en delays (n) ➜
  • en delayed (v) ➜
  • en delayeth (v) ➜
  • en delaying (v) ➜
  • en delay (n) ➜
  • en delays (v) ➜

Etymological roots of "delay"

  • enm delaien ➜
  • frk laibjan ➜
  • frk latjan ➜
  • fro laier ➜
  • xno delaier ➜

delay is a type of…

  • en inactivity (n, act) ➜
  • en pause (n, time) ➜

delay is a way of…

  • en decelerate (v, change) ➜
  • en wait (v, stative) ➜

Etymologically related

  • ang latian ➜
  • ang latu ➜
  • ang læfan ➜
  • frm délayer ➜
  • fro des ➜
  • fro deslaier ➜
  • la dis ➜
  • la ligo ➜
  • fr délai ➜

Subevents of delay

  • en reaching an impasse ➜

Etymologically derived terms

  • pt delay ➜

Similar terms

  • en postponement (n) ➜

delay is capable of…

  • en run out the clock ➜

Antonyms

  • en express ➜
  • en rush ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 101068087-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 115297015-n
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 200460731-v
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 202648041-v
  • en.wiktionary.org delay
  • fr.wiktionary.org delay
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