Delay and Dispatch

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Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Usage example: there was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers

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Dispatch is an antonym for delay in topics: hold up, deferment, cause stop in action.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Dispatch noun - A message on paper from one person or group to another.

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Delay is an antonym for dispatch in speed in carrying out action topic.

little delay

little dispatch

guy	delay guy	dispatch guy
squad	delay squad	dispatch squad
army	delay army	dispatch army
bad	delay bad	dispatch bad
Other words: fleet, enemy, forces, enemies.

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