| dawdling(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| deceleration | |
| decrease(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) | |
| defiance(support, fight, opposition, resistance, fighting) | |
| delayage | |
| delayed reaction | |
| demurrage | |
| demurral(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| deprivation(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) | |
| detainer | |
| detentions | |
| determent(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) | |
| deterrence(noun, check, curb, limit, restraint) | |
| discontinuation(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| discountenance | |
| downtime(noun, check, delay, stay, wait) | |
| dragging | |
| drop(noun, arrest, capture, apprehension, seizure) | |
| durance vile | |
| ease-off |
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