86 entries under delay topic. ×

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remission(noun, support, stop, break, close)
5
breathing space(noun, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
5
downtime(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
5
layoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
5
letup(noun, support, stop, calm, break)
5
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, reduce)
5
suspend(verb, stop, reduce, decrease)
5
wait(noun, verb, stop, break, settle)
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coffee break(noun, expression, idiom, stop, calm)
4
lacuna(noun, break, cut, halt)
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breathing spell(noun, expression, idiom, calm, break)
3
caesura(noun, break, cut, halt)
3
deferment(noun, break, halt, pause)
3
lapse(noun, break, halt, pause)
3
ten(noun, break, leave, halt)
3
time-out(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
alleviate(stop, release, moderate, responsibility)
2
cutoff(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
2
lag(noun, verb, stop, settle)
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relieve
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