Delay and Enter

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Enter

Enter verb - To go or come in or into.

Delay and enter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Enter".

Nearby Words: entry, entered, entering

Common collocations

time delay time enter time
game delay game enter game
fight delay fight enter fight
battle delay battle enter battle
Other words: war.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Enemy of the State Faking and Entering: Dean pretends to be a deliveryman to enter a hotel room and delay his pursuit.
  • The Coconut Effect To make the results more "trustworthy" an intentional delay was added between hitting enter & when the final calculation was displayed.
  • Video Game / PlanetSide Players can swap between positions while in the vehicle, and can instantly enter a vehicle, but there is a delay between entering/exiting a vehicle or changing positions.
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