99 entries under delay topic. ×

12
slow(verb, time, help, cause)
11
impede(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
11
retard(verb, hold, time, help, check)
9
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
8
detain(verb, hold, time, help, check)
8
hinder(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
6
bog down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
6
hold back(verb, expression, check, reduce, dismiss)
6
postpone(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
5
check(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
5
obstruct(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
5
mire(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
4
defer(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
4
hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
4
decelerate(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
4
reef(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
3
handicap(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
3
inhibit(verb, hold, keep, reduce, restrain)
3
keep back(verb, expression, hold, keep)
3
stall(verb, time, help, check, reduce)
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