81 entries under delay topic. ×

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check(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
20
hinder(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
20
stop(verb, close, end, check, separate)
17
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
16
impede(verb, stop, close, end, check)
15
inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
15
restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
14
block(noun, verb, stop, close, end)
14
obstruct(verb, stop, close, end, check)
10
stay(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
10
detain(verb, hold, control, keep, restrain)
9
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, close)
9
curb(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
9
preclude(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
7
hamper(verb, stop, hold, control, close)
7
thwart(verb, stop, close, separate, restrain)
6
arrest(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
6
avert(verb, stop, check, separate, remove)
6
frustrate(verb, stop, close, end, separate)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
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