Exact Match:
- deferral
- a state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonyms:
- no synonyms found
Related Words:
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- dallying,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- delay,
- elongation,
- endurance,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- lag,
- lengthening,
- lingering,
- maintenance,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- postponement,
- procrastination,
- production,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- prorogation,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- repetition,
- run,
- stay,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretching,
- stringing out,
- suspension,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- tabling,
- tension,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
- prolongation
collapse - the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" related words >
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- coming after,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- elongation,
- endurance,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- following,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- order,
- order of succession,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- production,
- progress,
- progression,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- sequence,
- series,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretching,
- stringing out,
- subjunction,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffixation,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- tabling,
- tension,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
- PS,
- Parthian shot,
- accession,
- accessory,
- accompaniment,
- addenda,
- addendum,
- additament,
- addition,
- additive,
- additory,
- additum,
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- adjunct,
- adjuvant,
- afterthought,
- annex,
- annexation,
- appanage,
- appendage,
- appendant,
- appendix,
- appurtenance,
- appurtenant,
- attachment,
- augment,
- augmentation,
- back matter,
- chorus,
- coda,
- codicil,
- colophon,
- coming after,
- complement,
- conclusion,
- concomitant,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- consequence,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuity,
- corollary,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- double take,
- duration,
- dying words,
- endurance,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- extrapolation,
- fixture,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- following,
- increase,
- increment,
- last words,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- offshoot,
- order,
- order of succession,
- parting shot,
- pendant,
- peroration,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- postscript,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- refrain,
- reinforcement,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- second thought,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequence,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- series,
- side effect,
- side issue,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- subjunction,
- subscript,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffix,
- suffixation,
- supplement,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- swan song,
- tabling,
- tag,
- tailpiece,
- undergirding,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
- delay
collapse
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
- 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"
- act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" related words >
- abide,
- adjourn,
- afterthought,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- await,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- be a sideliner,
- be still,
- bide,
- bide the issue,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- bog down,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- bureaucratic delay,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- clogging,
- closing up,
- closure,
- coast,
- confine,
- constriction,
- continue,
- countercheck,
- cramp,
- curb,
- dally,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dawdle,
- dawdling,
- decelerate,
- deceleration,
- defer,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detain,
- detainment,
- detention,
- dilly,
- dillydally,
- do nothing,
- double take,
- drag,
- drag along,
- drag out,
- dragging,
- draw rein,
- drift,
- drone,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- extend,
- falter,
- fixation,
- flag,
- flagging,
- foot-dragging,
- gap,
- goof off,
- halt,
- hampering,
- hang about,
- hang around,
- hang back,
- hang fire,
- hang up,
- hang-up,
- hesitate,
- hiatus,
- hibernate,
- hinder,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- hold back,
- hold everything,
- hold in check,
- hold off,
- hold on,
- hold over,
- hold up,
- hold your horses,
- hold-up,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- idle,
- impede,
- impediment,
- inhibit,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- interim,
- interlude,
- intermeddle,
- intermit,
- interrupt,
- interruption,
- interval,
- intervene,
- jam,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- lacuna,
- lag,
- lag behind,
- lagging,
- lay aside,
- lay away,
- lay by,
- lay over,
- let,
- let down,
- let up,
- letdown,
- letup,
- lie dormant,
- linger,
- logjam,
- loiter,
- loitering,
- lollygag,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- lull,
- make late,
- mark time,
- meddle,
- minus acceleration,
- mire,
- moderate,
- moratorium,
- mull,
- negativism,
- not budge,
- not stir,
- nuisance value,
- obstruct,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- oppose,
- opposition,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- pigeonhole,
- poke,
- poke along,
- postpone,
- postponement,
- procrastinate,
- prolong,
- prorogate,
- prorogue,
- protract,
- push aside,
- put aside,
- put away,
- put in mothballs,
- put off,
- put on ice,
- recess,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- reef,
- rein in,
- relax,
- repress,
- repression,
- reprieve,
- reserve,
- resist,
- resistance,
- respite,
- rest,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retard,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- scotch,
- set aside,
- set back,
- set by,
- setback,
- shelve,
- shift off,
- shilly-shally,
- shilly-shallying,
- sideline,
- sit back,
- sit it out,
- sit tight,
- sit up,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slack-up,
- slacken,
- slackening,
- sleep on,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowness,
- slowup,
- snub,
- squeeze,
- stagnate,
- stall,
- stand over,
- stave off,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stay up,
- stick around,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- store,
- stow,
- stranglehold,
- stretch out,
- stricture,
- suppress,
- suppression,
- suspend,
- suspension,
- table,
- table the motion,
- take a recess,
- take in sail,
- take time,
- tarry,
- tarrying,
- temporize,
- throttle down,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- trail,
- vacillate,
- vegetate,
- wait,
- wait a minute,
- wait and see,
- waiting,
- waive,
- waste time,
- watch and wait,
- waver
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