Delay - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 07/10/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Delay.

6 letter answer(s) to delay

DETAIN

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"
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

HOLDUP

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

PUTOFF

RETARD

a person of subnormal intelligence
be delayed
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
slow the growth or development of;

LAG

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
the act of slowing down or falling behind
the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

PROCRASTINATE

postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

TIMELAG

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