Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Enter
Enter verb - To go or come in or into.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Faking and Entering: Dean pretends to be a deliveryman to enter a hotel room and delay his pursuit.
Source: Film / Enemy of the State -
To make the results more "trustworthy" an intentional delay was added between hitting enter & when the final calculation was displayed.
Source: The Coconut Effect -
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.
Source: Video Game / PlanetSide
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Enter and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enter
Delay & Enter. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enter>.
Enter or Delay. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/enter.
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