20 entries under delay topic. ×

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continue(verb, support, control, keep, maintain)
12
prolong(verb, support, control, keep)
6
extend(verb, continue, spread, sustain)
5
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, maintain)
4
protract(verb, extend, lengthen)
3
hold(verb, continue, extend, lengthen)
2
drag out(verb, expression, continue, extend)
2
lengthen(extend, sustain, persist, persevere)
1
draw out(expression, extend, sustain, persist)
1
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, continue)
1
spin out(expression, extend, sustain, persist)
1
stall(verb, continue, extend, sustain)
1
stretch(extend, sustain, persist, persevere)
1
stretch out(verb, expression, continue, extend)
0
elongate(extend, sustain, persist, persevere)
0
increase(extend, lengthen)
0
let it ride(verb, expression, idiom, continue)
0
make longer(verb, expression, continue, extend)
0
pad(extend, sustain, persist, persevere)
0
persist(verb, keep, continue, extend)
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APASmart Define. (2015). perpetuate thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/perpetuate/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, perpetuate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/perpetuate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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