237 entries under delay topic. ×
| rule out(verb, expression, stop, decline, reject) | |
| set aside(verb, expression, drop, reject, abandon) | |
| shackle(verb, block, curb, prevent) | |
| shut off(expression, stop, close, check, halt) | |
| shut out(verb, expression, stop, close, decline) | |
| stave off(expression, halt, bar, swing) | |
| stonewall(verb, stop, close, check, halt) | |
| stretch out(verb, expression, continue, extend) | |
| stunt(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| stymie(verb, stop, close, check, decline) | |
| abate(moderate, decrease, restrict, slacken) | |
| apprehend(verb, hold, keep, impede) | |
| assail(verb, attack, avoid, hide) | |
| bottleneck(verb, stop, restrain, block) | |
| box in(verb, expression, restrain, halt, block) | |
| break up(reject, halt, bar, swing) | |
| bring to screeching halt(verb, expression, idiom, check, restrain) | |
| burden(verb, charge, bother, block) | |
| bust(verb, hold, keep, impede) | |
| buttonhole(verb, hold, keep, impede) |
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