Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Usage example: she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
Dash
Dash verb - To go at a pace faster than a walk.
How words are described
| short | short delay | short dash |
| initial | initial delay | initial dash |
| light | light delay | light dash |
| definite | definite delay | definite dash |
| Other adjectives: large, little, infamous, less, slightest, extra. | ||
Common collocations
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Dash and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/dash
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