Aid and Delay

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Aid noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.

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Delay is an antonym for aid.

Nearby Words: aids, aided, aide, aiding, aider

Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

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Aid is an antonym for delay in topics: deferment, cause stop in action.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

better	better aid	better delay
actual	actual aid	actual delay
massive	massive aid	massive delay
little	little aid	little delay
Other adjectives: temporary, minimal, significant, visual, technical, targeting.

process	aid process	delay process
someone	aid someone	delay someone
army	aid army	delay army
plan	aid plan	delay plan
Other words: battle, escape, father, police, quest, plans, player, enemy, forces, friends.

So, Bugsy takes Leroy to Cagey Joe's gym to see if he can make it as a boxer.Sam once again enlists Bugsy's aid, offering him $400 this time, but Blousey is not happy to hear of the delay, and hangs up on him and she is angry with herself for thinking that she could trust Bugsy.

Source: Film / Bugsy Malone

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