cause to delay
1cause to delay — index impede, interrupt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2delay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. put off, retard, defer, postpone; linger, dally, loiter, procrastinate. n. postponement, stay; procrastination. See lateness, slowness, hindrance, durability. Ant., hasten. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
3Delay box — is a common slang term used in drag racing to describe an on board timer which is a Transmission Brake Delay Timer. A transbrake forces the race car to remain stationary at the starting line, in gear, regardless of how much engine power is… …
4delay — vb 1 Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain are not always close synonyms, but they carry the same basic meaning: to cause someone or something to be behind in his or its schedule or usual rate of movement or progress. Delay implies the operation,… …
5delay — [n] deferment, interruption adjournment, bind, check, cooling off period*, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime*, filibuster, hangup*, hindrance, holding, holding pattern*, hold up*, impediment, interval, jam, lag …
6cause a stoppage — index check (restrain), close (terminate), hold up (delay), quit (discontinue) Burt …
7cause to arrive late — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8cause to move with undue slowness — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9cause to put off to a later time — index hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II …
