the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time पर्याय: holdup,
time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" पर्याय: hold, time lag, postponement, wait,
slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child''s language development" पर्याय: check, retard,
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" पर्याय: detain, hold up,
stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" पर्याय: stay, detain,
act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don''t delay your application to graduate school or else it won''t be considered"