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What is the verb for delay?

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delay
  1. (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
  2. (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. retard, impede, hamper, hinder, obstruct, postpone, restrain, stall, arrest, derail, detain, foil, restrict, retardate, stymie, thwart, trammel, block, cramp, cripple, curb, defer, halt, hobble, interrupt, pause, prevent, protract, repress, withhold, crimp, cumber, deter, fetter, hamstring, inhibit, prorogue, remit, shackle, shelve, slow, stop, bar, brake, check, choke, clog, confine, encumber, frustrate … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Unfortunately, stormy conditions would delay our flight.”
      “There was still work to be completed, and he would have to delay his return home by a few days.”
      “Time is of the essence, and we can delay no longer.”
delay
  1. To put off until a later time; to defer.
  2. (obsolete) To allay; to temper.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. retard, impede, hamper, hinder, obstruct, postpone, restrain, stall, arrest, derail, detain, foil, restrict, retardate, stymie, thwart, trammel, block, cramp, cripple, curb, defer, halt, hobble, interrupt, pause, prevent, protract, repress, withhold, crimp, cumber, deter, fetter, hamstring, inhibit, prorogue, remit, shackle, shelve, slow, stop, bar, brake, check, choke, clog, confine, encumber, frustrate … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Unfortunately, stormy conditions would delay our flight.”
      “There was still work to be completed, and he would have to delay his return home by a few days.”
      “Time is of the essence, and we can delay no longer.”
delaying
  1. present participle of delay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retarding, impeding, hampering, hindering, obstructing, postponing, restraining, stalling, arresting, derailing, detaining, foiling, restricting, retardating, stymieing, thwarting, trammelling, trammeling, blocking, cramping, crippling, curbing, deferring, halting, hobbling, interrupting, pausing, preventing, protracting, repressing, withholding, crimping, cumbering, deterring, fettering, hamstringing, inhibiting, proroguing, remitting, shackling, shelving, slowing, stopping, barring, braking, checking, choking, clogging, confining, encumbering … more
delays
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retards, impedes, hampers, hinders, obstructs, postpones, restrains, stalls, arrests, derails, detains, foils, restricts, retardates, stymies, thwarts, trammels, blocks, cramps, cripples, curbs, defers, halts, hobbles, interrupts, pauses, prevents, protracts, represses, withholds, crimps, cumbers, deters, fetters, hamstrings, inhibits, prorogues, remits, shackles, shelves, slows, stops, bars, brakes, checks, chokes, clogs, confines, encumbers, frustrates … more
delayed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of delay
  2. Synonyms:
      3. retarded, impeded, hampered, hindered, obstructed, postponed, restrained, stalled, arrested, derailed, detained, foiled, restricted, retardated, stymied, thwarted, trammelled, trammeled, blocked, cramped, crippled, curbed, deferred, halted, hobbled, interrupted, paused, prevented, protracted, repressed, withheld, withholden, crimped, cumbered, deterred, fettered, hamstrung, hamstringed, inhibited, prorogued, remitted, shackled, shelved, slowed, stopped, barred, braked, brake, checked, choked … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Departures from Malta for the return journey were never delayed on this account.”
      “Later, though, they curse me for being delayed in clocking out when the watches on their wrists clearly show it is time to go.”
      “The bus driver sounded his horn, whereupon the car driver deliberately reduced his speed and delayed the progress of the bus.”
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