208 entries under delay topic. ×

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frustrate(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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handicap(verb, control, give, check, reduce)
6
thwart(verb, stop, control, separate, reduce)
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balk(verb, stop, close, end, check)
5
decelerate(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
5
detain(hold, control, place, check, keep)
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encumber(verb, trouble, help, check, open)
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hamper(verb, stop, trouble, control, close)
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hesitate(verb, stop, check, restrain)
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interrupt(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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oppose(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
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resist(verb, stop, control, cut, check)
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slow down(verb, expression, stop, trouble, control)
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slow up(verb, expression, check, hinder)
5
stay(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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bog down(expression, check, reduce, restrain)
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choke(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
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deter(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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halt(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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pause(verb, stop, control, close, end)
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