99 entries under delay topic. ×

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arrest(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
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brake(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
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curb(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
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curtail(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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encumber(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
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hold(verb, keep, impede, confine)
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keep(verb, hold, impede)
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lag(verb, time, help, reduce, cause)
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lose speed(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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rein in(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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restrain(verb, hold, check, keep, reduce)
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slacken(verb, check, reduce, restrain, halt)
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slow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, check)
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hamper(verb, check, hinder, lessen)
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anchor it(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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back-water(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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choke(verb, check, reduce, restrain)
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constrain(verb, hold, keep, impede)
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cut back(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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cut down(expression, reduce, restrain, moderate)
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