Burden and Delay

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

Delay and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delay" instead the word "Burden" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Delay

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

Burden and delay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Delay" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

How words are described

old old burden old delay
actual actual burden actual delay
constant constant burden constant delay
massive massive burden massive delay
Other adjectives: large, huge, unfortunate, lower, unnecessary, extra, additional, significant, larger, odd, sudden, biggest.

Common collocations

development burden development delay development
father burden father delay father
friends burden friends delay friends
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