91 entries under delay topic. ×

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table(verb, hold, drop, keep, reject)
19
postpone(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
17
defer(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
17
suspend(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
15
put off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, drop)
11
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
11
prorogue(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
10
adjourn(verb, stop, hold, keep, reject)
10
stay(verb, stop, hold, drop, keep)
9
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, drop)
9
remit(verb, stop, cut, reduce, reject)
8
lay aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject)
8
waive(verb, drop, reject, abandon, do)
6
pigeonhole(noun, verb, drop, reject, abandon)
6
procrastinate(verb, hold, keep, reject, halt)
6
put on ice(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
5
put on hold(verb, expression, idiom, drop, reject)
5
set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject)
4
hang up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, reject)
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