delay

Noun

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• time during which some action is awaited
  • instant replay caused too long a delay
    
  • he ordered a hold in the action
    

Verb

• slow the growth or development of
  • The brain damage will retard the child's language development
    

• stop or halt
  • Please stay the bloodshed!
    

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required
  • Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
    

• cause to be slowed down or delayed
  • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
    
  • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  holdup , hold , time lag , postponement , wait , check , retard , stay , detain , hold up
• Antonyms: 
  rush , hurry