232 entries under delay topic. ×

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suspend(verb, activity, stop, close, end)
14
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
14
standstill(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
13
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
13
discontinuation(noun, stop, break, end, halt)
13
gap(noun, break, time, cut, halt)
13
tarry(verb, activity, stop, hold, break)
12
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
12
lapse(noun, break, space, wait)
11
hesitation(noun, act, end, check)
11
interim(noun, break, halt, rest)
11
lacuna(noun, break, time, cut, halt)
11
waver(verb, stop, object, rest)
10
discontinuance(noun, break, close, end, check)
10
stopping(noun, stop, end, check)
9
abeyance(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
9
hold(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
9
linger(verb, stop, settle, continue)
9
stand(noun, verb, support, stop, hold)
8
interregnum(noun, break, leave, rest)
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