Allow and Delay

Opposite meaning words

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Delay is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Allow is an antonym for delay in cause stop in action topic.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

life	allow life	delay life
marriage	allow marriage	delay marriage
flight	allow flight	delay flight
death	allow death	delay death
Other words: time, game, escape, damage, victory, player.

The delay was partly to allow for the afterthought of converting it into a 3-D Movie.

Source: The Shelf of Movie Languishment
Although it does allow them to delay until the end-credits roll, and thus not actually die.

Source: Hakuna Matata
Another reason may be to delay the player to allow the game more time to load in the background.

Source: Space-Filling Path

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