DELAY

I. noun Date: 13th century 1. the act of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed , an instance of being ~ed, the time during which something is ~ed , II. verb see: slack Date: 14th century transitive verb put off , postpone , to stop, detain, or hinder for a time , to cause to be slower or to occur more slowly than normal , intransitive verb to move or act slowly, ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ Synonyms: see: ~