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Synonyms for de lay
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : dih-ley |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈleɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for de lay Other synonyms for the word de lay
- abate
- abeyance
- abeyancy
- abide
- abolish
- abort
- about-face
- absention
- absolve
- accomplish
- acquittal
- addendum
- addition
- adjournment
- adjunct
- alleviate
- alleviation
- alternate
- amelioration
- amnesty
- amplification
- annex
- anticipate
- appendage
- appendix
- apprehension
- arm
- arrest
- arrestation
- assort
- augmentation
- averseness
- avert
- back off
- backset
- backwardness
- baffle
- balance
- balk
- bar
- barge in
- barricade
- bath
- be delayed
- be early
- be irresolute
- be left
- be one step ahead of
- be quiescent
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- beat someone to it
- bedog
- bide
- bide one's time
- bide time
- bind
- binding
- bit
- bivouac
- blackout
- block
- blockage
- blow
- blow hot and cold
- blow whistle on
- bog
- bog down
- bottleneck
- bottom
- box in
- brake
- branch
- breach
- break
- break in
- break off
- break train of thought
- break up
- break-off
- breath
- breather
- breathing space
- breathing spell
- bridle
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to screeching halt
- bring up the rear
- broadening
- brood over
- bug
- bunk
- burden
- burn daylight
- bust
- bust in
- butt in
- buttonhole
- call it a day
- call off
- can
- cancel
- carelessness
- carry on
- catch
- Catch-22
- cease
- ceasing
- cede
- cessation
- chain
- chaos
- chase
- chaw
- check
- checking
- checkmate
- chime in
- choke
- choke off
- circumvent
- circumvention
- class
- classify
- cling
- clog
- clogging
- close
- close off
- close out
- closing
- coffee break
- come between
- come-off
- comedown
- comma
- compass
- complete
- complication
- conclude
- condone
- confine
- confinement
- conserve
- consider
- constrain
- consummate
- contemplate
- continue
- continuing
- contravene
- control
- cool
- cool it
- cooling-off period
- corner
- counteract
- crab
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crash
- crawl
- creep
- crimp
- cripple
- crowd in
- crown
- culminate
- cunctation
- curb
- custody
- cut
- cut in on
- cut off
- cut short
- cutoff
- dabble
- dabbling
- dally
- dam
- dangle
- dawdle
- dawdling
- dead end
- dead stop
- dead weight
- deadlock
- debar
- debate
- decelerate
- deceleration
- decline
- decrease
- defeat
- defect
- defer
- deferment
- deferral
- deferring
- delay
- delaying
- deliberate
- delinquency
- deliverance
- demur
- demurral
- deny
- departure
- dereliction
- desist
- desisting
- detain
- detainment
- detention
- deter
- determine
- deterrent
- deterring
- detour
- detriment
- development
- diddle
- difficulty
- dilapidation
- dilatation
- dilatoriness
- dilly-dally
- dilly-dallying
- dillydally
- diminish
- diminution
- disadvantage
- discharge
- disclaim
- discomfit
- disconcert
- disconnect
- disconnection
- discontinuance
- discontinuation
- discontinue
- discourage
- discouragement
- disjoin
- dismiss
- disown
- dispense with
- dispose of
- disrupt
- disruption
- dissolution
- dissolve
- distance
- distension
- disturb
- disturbance
- disunite
- disuniting
- dither
- diversion
- divide
- division
- dodge
- dodging
- dog
- doldrums
- dormancy
- doubt
- down
- downtime
- downtrend
- downturn
- drag
- drag on
- drag one's feet
- drag out
- draggle
- draw
- drawback
- drawing board
- drawing out
- droop
- drop
- drop back
- drop-off
- dubiety
- duck
- dwell
- dwindle
- ease
- ease up
- ebb
- edge in
- elongate
- elongation
- elusion
- embarrass
- encounter difficulty
- encumber
- encumbrance
- end
- ending
- endure
- enter
- entrammel
- episode
- equivocate
- equivocation
- escape
- escaping
- escapism
- eschewal
- establish oneself
- evasion
- examine
- exculpation
- excuse
- exonerate
- expansion
- expect
- expire
- extend
- extent
- fall away
- fall back
- fall behind
- falloff
- falter
- faltering
- fault
- faze
- fetter
- fetters
- fiddle about
- figure
- file
- filibuster
- fill time
- finish
- five
- flag
- flag one
- flaw
- flight
- flip-flop
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fluctuation
- fly in the ointment
- foil
- follow a scent
- forbear
- forbearance
- foresee
- forestall
- forgetfulness
- forgive
- forgiveness
- forgo
- freeze
- fritter
- fritter away
- fritter away time
- frittering
- frivoling
- frustrate
- fumble
- fumbling
- gain time
- gap
- get done
- get in the way
- get no place fast
- give a rain check
- give rain check
- give up
- glitch
- go on
- goof off
- grace period
- grant
- gridlock
- group
- halt
- halting
- hammer away at
- hamper
- hamstring
- hand over
- handicap
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang back
- hang down
- hang fire
- hang in
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hang up
- hang-up
- hangup
- harness
- haul
- have
- hazard
- heckle
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- hesitate
- hesitation
- hiatus
- hinder
- hindrance
- hitch
- hoard
- hog-tie
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold everything
- hold in
- hold off
- hold on
- hold over
- hold the fort
- hold the phone
- hold up
- hold-up
- holding
- holding back
- holding pattern
- holding pen
- holding the floor
- holdover
- holdup
- hole
- hole up
- horn in
- hover
- hunt
- hurdle
- ice
- idle
- idling
- idyll
- immunity
- immurement
- impasse
- impede
- impediment
- in
- inaction
- inactivity
- incarceration
- inch
- increase
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- inertia
- infringe
- inhabit
- inhibit
- inhibition
- inject
- insinuate
- intercept
- interfere
- interference
- interim
- interlude
- intermission
- intermit
- intern
- internment
- interregnum
- interrupt
- interruption
- interval
- intrude
- intrusion
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- jail
- jam
- joker
- keep
- keep back
- keep going
- keep on
- keep out
- keep shirt on
- keeping in
- kill time
- knock off
- label
- lacuna
- lag
- lag behind
- lagging
- lapse
- last
- latency
- laxity
- laxness
- lay aside
- lay over
- lay up
- layoff
- leash
- leave
- leisure
- lengthen
- lengthening
- lessen
- let it ride
- let up
- letup
- lie in wait
- lie low
- limbo
- limit
- limitation
- limp along
- linger
- lingering
- live
- load
- loaf
- loafing
- lock
- lock up
- lodge
- logjam
- loiter
- loitering
- loll
- lollygag
- look for
- look forward to
- lose time
- lounge
- louse up
- lull
- maintain
- make camp
- make longer
- manacle
- mark time
- meander
- meantime
- meanwhile
- meditate
- millstone
- mire
- misfortune
- misgiving
- mishap
- mistrust
- mitigate
- moderate
- moderation
- modify
- modulate
- monopolize
- moon
- moratorium
- mosey
- mothball
- move
- move slowly
- muse on
- muzzle
- nab
- neglect
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- nest
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- nonparticipation
- nose out
- obstacle
- obstruct
- obstruction
- obviate
- offset
- omission
- opening
- oppose
- opposition
- oppress
- orbit
- oscillate
- oscillation
- outlast
- outlive
- outstay
- overload
- oversight
- pack it in
- pad
- pardon
- parenthesis
- parry
- pass the time
- pass time
- passive resistance
- pausation
- pause
- peg
- pen
- perch
- period
- perorate
- perpetuate
- persist
- pick up
- pickup
- piddle
- pigeonhole
- pinch
- plant
- play for time
- playing
- playtime
- plod
- poke
- poke along
- poking
- ponder
- pore over
- possess
- postpone
- postponement
- precede
- preclude
- preoccupy
- prepare for
- preserve
- pretermission
- prevail
- prevent
- prevention
- problem
- procrastinate
- procrastinating
- procrastination
- production
- prohibit
- prohibition
- prolong
- prolongate
- prolongation
- propose
- prorogation
- prorogue
- protract
- protraction
- provide against
- pull
- pull back
- pull in
- pull the plug
- punctuate
- pursue
- purview
- pussyfoot
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down as
- put down roots
- put forward
- put in
- put off
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- put on the bank burner
- put on the shelf
- put the lid on
- puttering
- putting off
- qualm
- quarantine
- quiescence
- quit
- rack one's brains
- radius
- ramble
- rank
- rattle
- reach
- rebuff
- recess
- recession
- recoil
- red tape
- reduce
- reduction
- reflect
- refrain
- refrain from
- refuse
- regress
- regression
- rein in
- reject
- relax
- relaxation
- release
- relief
- relinquish
- reluctance
- remain
- remain standing
- remaining
- remand
- remission
- remissness
- remit
- remove
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repress
- reprieve
- repulse
- rescind
- reserve
- reside
- resign
- resist
- resolve
- respite
- rest
- restrain
- restraining
- restraint
- restrict
- restriction
- retain
- retard
- retardate
- retardation
- retardment
- retention
- retreat
- reversal
- reversal of fortune
- reverse
- review
- revolve
- rift
- road block
- roost
- roundabout
- rub
- ruminate
- run in
- run-around
- rupture
- saddle
- saddle with
- sag
- saunter
- save
- save it
- schlepp along
- scope
- scrub
- scruple
- season
- seesaw
- self-restraint
- send up
- separate
- separation
- set aside
- set back
- setback
- settle
- sever
- severance
- sew up
- shackle
- shackles
- shadow
- shag
- shamble
- shelve
- shift
- shilly-shally
- shirking
- shortstop
- showstopper
- shrink
- shuffle
- shunning
- shut down
- shut off
- shut out
- shy away
- sideline
- sink
- sit on fence
- sit out
- sit through
- sit tight
- sit up for
- skepticism
- slack
- slacken
- slacken pace
- slackening
- slackness
- slough
- slovenliness
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- slow-up
- slowdown
- slowness
- snafu
- snag
- snub
- soften
- sojourn
- sort
- space
- span
- spell
- spin out
- split
- spook
- spoor
- spread
- spreading out
- squat
- squelch
- squirrel
- squirrel away
- stagnate
- stagnation
- stalemate
- stalk
- stall
- stall for time
- stalling
- stammer
- stammering
- stand
- stand by
- standoff
- standstill
- stash
- stave off
- stay
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay out
- stay over
- stay put
- stay up for
- staying
- steering clear of
- stew over
- stick around
- stockpile
- stone in one's path
- stonewall
- stonewalling
- stop
- stopover
- stoppage
- store
- store up
- stow away
- straddle
- straggle
- stream
- stretch
- stretch out
- stretching
- stricture
- strike
- string along
- study
- stumble
- stumbling
- stumbling block
- stumbling stone
- stutter
- stuttering
- stymie
- submit
- suggest
- supplement
- suppress
- suppression
- surcease
- surrender
- survive
- suspend
- suspension
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- sweat over
- sweep
- swerve
- switch off
- tab
- table
- tag along
- tail
- take down
- take one's own sweet time
- take one's time
- take out after
- talkathon
- tame
- tangle
- tardiness
- tarry
- tarrying
- tax
- temporize
- ten
- tentativeness
- tergiversate
- term
- terminate
- terminating
- think about
- think over
- think twice
- thwart
- tie
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tie-up
- time
- time gap
- time out
- time up the river
- time warp
- time-out
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- toddle
- top off
- tow
- toying
- trace
- track
- traffic jam
- trail
- trail behind
- traipse
- trammel
- trifle
- trifling
- trouble
- truce
- trudge
- turn over
- type cast
- ultimate
- unwillingness
- upset
- vacillate
- vacillation
- visit
- waffle
- wait
- waive
- wall
- wane
- ward off
- waste time
- watch
- waver
- wavering
- weaken
- weigh
- weigh down
- while
- while away the time
- whole new ballgame
- widening
- wind up
- wing
- withhold
- withholding
- woolgather
- work in
- wrap
- wrap up
- yield
Définition of de lay
Origin :- mid-13c., from Old French delaie, from delaiier (see delay (v.)).
- As in interlude : noun pause, break
- As in interruption : noun break; interference
- As in interval : noun break, pause
- As in arrest : noun slowing or stopping
- As in moratorium : noun suspension
- As in neglect : noun failure, default
- As in avoidance : noun eluding; preventing
- As in remission : noun pause; lessening
- As in respite : noun pause, suspension in activity
- As in run-around : noun avoidance
- As in setback : noun disappointment
- As in slowdown : noun slacking off; gradual decrease
- As in stalemate : noun deadlock
- As in standstill : noun stop
- As in stumbling block : noun hindrance
- As in deferment : noun postponement
- As in time lag : noun lapse of time
- As in lateness : noun belatedness
- As in layover : noun break
- As in postponement : noun respite
- As in stopover : noun layover
- As in stopping : noun staying
- As in tardiness : noun lateness
- As in postponement : noun deferral
- As in belatedness : noun lateness
- As in immobilization : noun tie-up
- As in indecisiveness : noun hesitation
- As in irresoluteness : noun hesitation
- As in irresolution : noun hesitation
- As in prolongation : noun extension
- As in protraction : noun extension
- As in tentativeness : noun hesitation
- As in timidness : noun hesitation
- As in to-and-fro : noun hesitation
- As in dalliance : noun dawdling
- As in deferment/deferral : noun postponement
- As in delay : noun deferment, interruption
- As in detention : noun confinement, imprisonment
- As in extension : noun enlargement, continuation
- As in filibuster : noun obstruction of progress, especially in verbal argument
- As in hesitation : noun waiting; uncertainty
- As in hitch : noun problem, difficulty
- As in holdup : noun problem
- As in impediment : noun obstruction, hindrance
- As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
- As in keep : verb prevent
- As in loiter : verb hang around; stroll
- As in arrest : verb stop or slow
- As in mull : verb think about seriously
- As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
- As in poke : verb move along slowly
- As in postpone : verb put off till later time
- As in prolong : verb extend, draw out
- As in protract : verb extend, draw out
- As in remain : verb stay, wait
- As in remit : verb stop, postpone
- As in reserve : verb keep, hold back
- As in retard : verb hinder, obstruct
- As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
- As in stay : verb wait
- As in stay : verb hold in abeyance
- As in table : verb postpone a proposition
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in trail : verb lag behind, follow
- As in wait : verb pause, rest
- As in waive : verb give up; let go
- As in bog down : verb stick; become stuck
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in waste time : verb idle away time
- As in temporize : verb gain or make time
- As in dillydally : verb dawdle
- As in forestall : verb keep from happening
- As in surcease : verb stop
- As in cumber : verb hamper
- As in check : verb hinder, restrain
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
- As in defer : verb hold off, put off
- As in delay : verb cause stop in action
- As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
- As in dilly-dally : verb waste time
- As in drag : verb move very slowly
- As in end : verb bring to an end
- As in anticipate : verb act in advance of
- As in hesitate : verb wait; be uncertain
- As in hinder : verb prevent, slow down
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
- As in hold up : verb postpone
- As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Antonyms for de lay
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- abet
- abridgment
- accept
- accomplishment
- accusation
- accuse
- achievement
- acknowledge
- activate
- activation
- advance
- advantage
- aggravate
- agree
- agreement
- aid
- allow
- allowance
- anticipation
- approve
- arrival
- assist
- assistance
- attach
- attack
- base
- be amazed
- be surprised
- be unready
- bear
- begin
- beginning
- belief
- benefit
- blame
- blessing
- body
- boon
- boost
- breakthrough
- care
- carry on
- carry out
- catalyst
- cause
- cease
- censure
- certainty
- challenge
- chance
- charge
- claim
- clearance
- closing
- closure
- combine
- comfort
- coming
- commence
- commencement
- complete
- completion
- compression
- condemn
- confidence
- connect
- connection
- consume
- contentment
- continuance
- continuation
- continue
- contraction
- convene
- convoke
- couple
- create
- curtail
- curtailment
- decide
- decrease
- deny
- depart
- develop
- development
- die
- discontinue
- dishonor
- dismiss
- disorder
- dispatch
- disperse
- disregard
- distribute
- do
- do well
- doubt
- eagerness
- earliness
- ease
- employment
- encourage
- encouragement
- enlarge
- enlargement
- expand
- expansion
- expedite
- expedition
- extend
- face
- facilitate
- facilitation
- facing
- faith
- finish
- force
- forge
- forget
- forging
- forward
- free
- freedom
- further
- furtherance
- give
- give birth
- give up
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- grow
- growth
- guard
- halt
- hand over
- hasten
- hastening
- headway
- help
- hold
- hurry
- hurrying
- hurt
- ignore
- impetus
- incentive
- incite
- include
- increase
- incriminate
- indulge
- initiate
- intensify
- introduce
- introduction
- irritate
- join
- juncture
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- leave
- leave alone
- lessening
- let go
- let happen
- letting go
- liberate
- liberation
- lie
- link
- loose
- loosen
- loss
- magnify
- maintain
- meet
- meeting
- mend
- move
- neglect
- obedience
- observance
- offer
- open
- opening
- opportunity
- peace
- perfection
- permission
- permit
- perseverance
- persevere
- persist
- persistence
- progress
- progression
- prolong
- promote
- promotion
- promptness
- punctuality
- punish
- punishment
- push
- raise
- rally
- reduction
- refuse
- regard
- release
- relieve
- remain
- resolve
- respect
- retain
- reveal
- rise
- run
- run away
- rush
- scatter
- sentence
- shorten
- shortening
- shrinkage
- soothe
- speed
- speed-up
- spend
- squander
- stagnation
- start
- stay
- stimulate
- stop
- strength
- strengthen
- subtraction
- success
- support
- sureness
- take
- throw away
- tiptoe
- trust
- unblock
- unburden
- unclog
- unification
- unite
- unsettle
- urge
- use
- vamoose
- vote
- waste
- watchfulness
- welcome
- worry
- worsening
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