Can and Delay

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Delay and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Can".

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Can and delay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

old	old can	old delay
similar	similar can	similar delay
normal	normal can	normal delay
visible	visible can	visible delay
Other adjectives: small, actual, large, huge, little, infamous, visual, biggest.

Meanwhile, everyone else in Los Angeles does whatever they can to delay the execution until the victim's daughter can regain consciousness and testify to what actually happened.

Source: The Corpse Stops Here
The player can stop the roulette wheel like the AI can to get an item sooner, but the player suffers a delay while the AI does not.

Source: My Rules Are Not Your Rules
This causes a delay between when you switch and when you can actually fire, which can be pretty jarring when you're trying to attack something.

Source: Video Game / H.A.W.X.

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