237 entries under delay topic. ×

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pause(noun, verb, stop, restrain)
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slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
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thwart(verb, stop, close, check, ruin)
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bar(verb, stop, close, check, reject)
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curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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hang(reject, halt, bar, swing)
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hang fire(verb, expression, reject, halt, block)
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intermit(verb, stop, reduce, reject, release)
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maintain(verb, support, hold, take, help)
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pigeonhole(verb, drop, reject, disregard, abandon)
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prevent(verb, stop, break, close, check)
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prohibit(verb, stop, check, block)
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prorogue(verb, stop, drop, reduce, reject)
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reef(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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restrict(verb, stop, hold, check, decline)
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withhold(verb, stop, hold, decline, keep)
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balk(verb, stop, check, ruin, block)
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clog(noun, verb, stop, close, check)
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discontinue(verb, stop, break, reject, bother)
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encumber(verb, check, bother, block)
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