237 entries under delay topic. ×

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freeze(verb, stop, hold, drop, decline)
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halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
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keep(verb, hold, take, remove)
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keep back(verb, expression, stop, hold, keep)
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lay aside(verb, expression, stop, hold, break)
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oppose(verb, stop, decline, reject, ruin)
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prolong(verb, drop, disregard, abandon)
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protract(verb, reject, halt, stay)
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put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, hold, drop)
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rein in(expression, stop, reduce, restrain)
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slacken(verb, moderate, decrease, hinder)
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trammel(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
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anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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baffle(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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bog down(verb, expression, hold, check, keep)
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cease(verb, halt, bar, swing)
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choke(verb, stop, close, check, reduce)
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close off(expression, stop, close, check, halt)
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confine(verb, hold, keep, impede)
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