Delay and Extent

Delay

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

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

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Extent noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Delay and extent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a noun "Extent".

Nearby Words: extend, extension

better	better delay	better extent
similar	similar delay	similar extent
considerable	considerable delay	considerable extent
small	small delay	small extent
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, huge, slight, lower, noticeable, less, further, significant, ludicrous, larger.

As a result, having a high charisma can delay Mutually Exclusive Party Members from fighting with each other to some extent, although it won't delay their fighting permanently.

Source: Franchise / Baldur's Gate
Because of this, there is a long delay in the production of the 2nd anime to allow for story developments to catch up and to avoid this happening to such an extent.

Source: Overtook the Manga
To a lesser extent the Hallowed King's court in The Hallowed Hunt, due to him being on a his deathbed, with much intrigue about the votes for his successor, mostly due to the machinations of Horseriver, who wants to delay the vote as long as he can to temporarily take back the Hallow King's power.

Source: Literature / Chalion aka: The Curse Of Chalion

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