Synonyms and Antonyms for Delay

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to delay:

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3 Letter Words

laggapado

4 Letter Words

waitstayholdlateslowtermtakemoradragtimedatediliiatelags

5 Letter Words

defertardyawaitrepelslacklimithurryspeeddailystuntrefertracktimesstalllapse

6 Letter Words

detainholduphinderretarddawdlebehindextendtimelydifferwithinperiodnoticeexpecttimingreportlengthhamper

7 Letter Words

hold uphold-upsuspendrespiteoverdueinhibitwaitinglaggingadjournslowingsetbacklatencyurgencydefaultprolongquicklytimeoutbrevitybacklogperiods

8 Letter Words

time lagdilatorydeferredpostponedeferrallatenessdwell onslowdownreprieveretardedslownesshesitatedownturnbackwardcatch-upuntimelydeadlineintervalslippagedurationthereforstuntinghangfirescheduletimelinereporterrun-timecarry-in

9 Letter Words

detentionpostponeddefermentforestalladjournedtardinessoff-trackhesitancyextensionimmediateforthwithcarryovershortfalltimescaletimeframedemurragedeadlineslead-timepostponestimelinesundelayedprolongedpremature

10 Letter Words

suspensionhesitationtimelinessmoratoriumrescheduletime-scalecarry-overpostponingdisruption

11 Letter Words

adjournmentprotractionimmediatelyexpectationretardationlinger overlengthiness

12 Letter Words

postponementdilatorinesssluggishnessbackwardnessprolongationdisadvantagecarryforwardinterruption

13 Letter Words

procrastinatecarry-forwardinconvenience

15 Letter Words

procrastination

16 Letter Words

underperformanceunderdevelopment

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