144 entries under delay topic. ×

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hold(verb, stop, take, go, attack)
7
pause(verb, stop, restrain, continue)
6
hang out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, settle)
6
maintain(verb, stop, take, advance, attack)
6
stop(verb, stop, restrain, continue)
5
allow(verb, support, hold, take, go)
5
expect(verb, stop, stay, rest)
5
hang around(verb, expression, stop, continue)
5
hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
sit tight(verb, expression, stop, take, accept)
5
weather(verb, stop, hold, take, go)
4
anticipate(verb, stop, stay, rest)
4
mark time(verb, expression, stop, stay)
4
yield(verb, support, take, accept, agree)
3
cling(stop, hold, continue, follow)
3
dally(verb, stop, continue, stay)
3
defer(verb, take, agree, surrender)
3
hold everything(expression, stop, stay, rest)
3
loiter(verb, stop, advance, maintain)
3
sit up for(expression, idiom, stop, stay)
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