74 entries under delay topic. ×

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holdup(noun, control, check, disorder)
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interruption(noun, stay, restraint, wait)
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retardation(noun, check, disorder, stay)
3
slowdown(noun, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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upset(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat)
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about-face(noun, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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detainment(check, obstruction)
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detention(noun, check, stay, wait)
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flip-flop(noun, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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lag(noun, check, stay, wait)
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retardment(noun, check, disorder, stay)
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snag(noun, disorder, difficulty, weakness)
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adjournment(noun, check, stay, wait)
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bath(noun, hindrance, disappointment, holdup)
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bind(noun, check, stay, wait)
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cooling-off period(noun, expression, check, stay)
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cunctation(noun, check, stay, wait)
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dawdling(noun, check, stay, wait)
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deferment(noun, stay, wait, interruption)
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demurral(noun, check, stay, wait)
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