151 entries under delay topic. ×

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let up(verb, expression, stop, check)
2
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain)
2
shake(verb, stop, withdraw, rest)
1
be long(verb, stay, idle, remain)
1
be tardy(verb, stay, idle, remain)
1
bog down(verb, expression, check, hinder)
1
brake(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
1
break it up(expression, idiom, shake, wait)
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bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, check)
1
call time(expression, shake, wait, interrupt)
1
check(verb, restrain, suppress, hinder)
1
choke(verb, check, finish, hinder)
1
choke off(verb, expression, check, hinder)
1
clog(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
1
close off(verb, expression, check, hinder)
1
come to standstill(expression, idiom, shake, wait)
1
crawl(verb, stay, idle, remain)
1
crimp(verb, check, refuse, hinder)
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decelerate(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
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decrease(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
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APASmart Define. (2016). hesitate thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hesitate/thesaurus/synonyms
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