delay
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
time during which some action is awaited
instant replay caused too long a delay
Types & categories
- pause hypernym
- extension hyponym
- moratorium hyponym
- retardation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to be slowed down or delayed
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Types & categories
- inactivity hypernym
- interruption hyponym
- demurrage hyponym
- forbearance hyponym
- deferment hyponym
- procrastination hyponym
- slowdown hyponym
- dalliance hyponym
- filibuster hyponym
- tarriance hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
Types & categories
- wait hypernym
- pause hyponym
- stall hyponym
- procrastinate hyponym
- table hyponym
Related & opposite
- wait derivation
Sense 5 verb
stop or halt
Please stay the bloodshed!
Types & categories
- retard hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
slow the growth or development of
The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- holdup derivation
- mental retardation derivation
- changeling derivation
- wait derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | halt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | delay |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pause |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extension |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moratorium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retardation |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | hurry |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | holdup |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | slow down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stonewall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | buy time |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | delay |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | detain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inactivity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | interruption |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | demurrage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | forbearance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deferment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | procrastination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slowdown |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dalliance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | filibuster |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tarriance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | wait |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pause |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stall |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | procrastinate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | table |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | holdup |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | stay |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | retard |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | holdup |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mental retardation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | changeling |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wait |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dampen |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | detain |