Delay
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

LAG
The act of slowing down or falling behind

4 letters

WAIT
The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"

STAY
Continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

5 letters

CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

TARRY
Leave slowly and hesitantly

DEFER
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

STALL
Deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

6 letters

LINGER
Remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

IMPEDE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"

PUTOFF
A pretext for delay or inaction

RETARD
Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

DETAIN
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"

HOLDUP
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

7 letters

TIMELAG
Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

ADJOURN
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

SETBACK
Cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

8 letters

STOPPAGE
The act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

OBSTRUCT
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

HESITATE
Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

POSTPONE
Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

LATENESS
Quality of coming late or later in time

9 letters

FORESTALL
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

10 letters

FILIBUSTER
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

SUSPENSION
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"

12 letters

POSTPONEMENT
Act of putting off to a future time

13 letters

PROCRASTINATE
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"