Advance
Advance verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: as the technology advances, electronic devices keep getting smaller and smarter
Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
How words are described
| similar | similar advance | similar delay |
| short | short advance | short delay |
| considerable | considerable advance | considerable delay |
| small | small advance | small delay |
| Other adjectives: large, little, available, technical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The NRF's objective is to delay the tank's advance for as long as possible, using RPG-7 rocket launchers to disable it.
- During the events of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, in an act of desperation, they resorted to dropping nukes on 7 of their own cities to try and delay the allied advance.
Source: Nuclear Weapons Taboo - When it is damaged, it launches its own head like a grenade and continues to limp towards the enemy to delay their advance.
Source: Video Game / Metal Slug Defense
Cite this Source
Delay and Advance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/delay
Advance & Delay. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/delay>.
Delay or Advance. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/delay.
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