Delay and Discontinue

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Discontinue

Discontinue verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately

Delay and discontinue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Discontinue".

Common collocations

project delay project discontinue project
process delay process discontinue process
game delay game discontinue game
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