7
slowdown
6
fail(verb, delay)
6
detain(verb, hold, time, help, keep)
6
dilly-dally(verb, hold, keep, block, delay)
6
dillydally(verb, delay, stay, idle, remain)
6
final(adjective, last, ending)
6
halt(noun, verb, stop, settle, delay)
6
immure
6
interim
6
limp(verb, delay, walk, slowness)
6
pause(noun, verb, stop, settle, delay)
6
put off(verb, expression, keep, block, delay)
6
slacken(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
5
crawl(verb, move, delay, stay, idle)
5
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, time, help)
5
idle(verb, delay, stay, wait, remain)
5
imprison
5
incarcerate
5
interval(noun, adjective, check, delay, stay)
5
jail
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