237 entries under delay topic. ×

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constrain(verb, stop, hold, keep, restrain)
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continue(extend, sustain, expand, persist)
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cramp(verb, stop, check, bother, ruin)
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crimp(verb, stop, check, ruin, block)
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cut off(verb, expression, stop, break, close)
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cut short(expression, stop, break, reject, bother)
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dam(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
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debar(verb, stop, decline, reject, restrain)
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deter(verb, stop, close, halt, block)
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diminish(verb, moderate, decrease, restrict)
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drag out(verb, expression, continue, extend)
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ease off(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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ease up(expression, reduce, moderate, decrease)
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embog(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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extend(verb, continue, sustain, expand)
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foil(verb, stop, check, ruin, restrain)
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get in the way(verb, expression, idiom, stop, break)
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handicap(verb, check, reduce, bother, restrain)
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hit the brakes(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain)
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hold over(verb, expression, drop, disregard, abandon)
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