Cautious
Cautious adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Delaying and cautious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delaying" instead an adjective "Cautious".
Nearby Words: caution, cautiously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- According to an anime distributor, the Japanese license holders were a bit too cautious for having the Blu-Ray release being too soon after the Japanese release date, so Funimation decided to ditch the Blu-Ray option rather than delaying the release date.
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Delaying and Cautious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cautious/delaying
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