| instant |
happening without delay; immediate. [1/7 definitions] |
| instantly |
at once; without delay; immediately. |
| irremissible |
not subject to delay or postponement, as an obligation. [1/2 definitions] |
| keep |
to delay. [1/14 definitions] |
| linger |
to be slow to act or proceed; dawdle; delay. [1/5 definitions] |
| loiter |
to take more time than necessary; delay; dawdle. [1/3 definitions] |
| moratorium |
a legal right or authorization to delay the performance of some obligation, or the period of such a delay. [1/2 definitions] |
| obstruct |
to interrupt, delay, or hinder the passage or progress of. [1/3 definitions] |
| obstruction |
a deliberate parliamentary maneuver to delay the conduct of business by a legislative body. [1/3 definitions] |
| patience |
the willingness or ability to wait calmly when faced with delay. [1/3 definitions] |
| patient |
willing or able to wait calmly when faced with delay or obstacles, or when tempted to take immediate action. [1/7 definitions] |
| pause |
to stop or delay temporarily; hesitate. [1/4 definitions] |
| procrastinate |
to put off taking an action or doing a task; delay. [1/2 definitions] |
| prompt |
done immediately, without delay. [1/7 definitions] |
| put off |
to delay (some action) until a later time. [1/3 definitions] |
| red tape |
official forms, regulations, and procedures, esp. those resulting in delay and frustration. |
| respite |
to put off; delay. [1/4 definitions] |
| retard |
slowness or limitation in growth or progress; delay. [1/3 definitions] |
| retardation |
something that causes delay; impediment. [1/4 definitions] |
| right |
without delay; immediately. [1/28 definitions] |
| slow |
to delay, retard, or hold back. [1/10 definitions] |