Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)delay, holdupthe act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time Verbs
(v)delay, detain, hold upcause to be slowed down or delayed“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”,
“she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform” (v)delayact later than planned, scheduled, or required“Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered” (v)check, retard, delayslow the growth or development of“The brain damage will retard the child's language development”