delay

“instant replay caused too long a delay”

Types:: extension
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; moratorium
a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged; retardation
the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Type of:: break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; break, disruption, gap, interruption
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; demurrage
detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure; forbearance
a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; deferment, deferral, postponement
act of putting off to a future time; cunctation, procrastination, shillyshally
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time; lag, retardation, slowdown
the act of slowing down or falling behind; dalliance, dawdling, trifling
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working; filibuster
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches; lingering, tarriance
the act of tarrying; cut-in, insert
(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film; cut-in, insert
(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program; adjournment
the act of postponing to another time or place; interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts; abruption, breaking off
an instance of sudden interruption; barracking, heckling
shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree

“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”

“she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform”

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; stonewall
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; catch
delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned; stall
deliberately delay an event or action; buy time
act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

Type of:: decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up
lose velocity; move more slowly

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

“Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered”

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; hesitate, pause
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall
postpone doing what one should be doing; procrastinate
postpone or delay needlessly; defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
hold back to a later time; hem and haw
utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; scruple
hesitate on moral grounds; call
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; hold
stop dealing with; suspend
render temporarily ineffective; probate
put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence; reprieve, respite
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

DEFINITIONS OF: delay