Course
Course verb - To go after or on the track of.
Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Usage example: she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Initially they are months behind their quarry as they chase her, and they suffer through countless troubles and misfortunes that turn them off their course and delay them drastically.
Source: Unluckily Lucky -
And of course, Eccojams, which takes loops from various pop songs, slows them down, and often adds lots of stereo delay.
Source: Music / Oneohtrix Point Never - This is Justified Trope of course, since this is not "power coming back" but rather the delay before the emergency generators start.
Source: 30-Second Blackout
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Delay and Course. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/delay
Course & Delay. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/delay>.
Delay or Course. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/delay.
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