Delay and Forward

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Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
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Synonyms for Delay
Antonyms for Delay
Forward is an antonym for delay in cause stop in action topic.
Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Forward

Forward verb - To help the growth or development of.
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Synonyms for Forward
Antonyms for Forward
Delay is an antonym for forward in aid topic.
Nearby Words: forwards, forwarded, forwardness, forwarding, forwarder
Similar words of delay

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Common collocations

work delay work forward work
couple delay couple forward couple
plan delay plan forward plan
bit delay bit forward bit
Other words: plans.

Both words in one sentence

  • Combine this with people leaving the project out of frustration with the lack of forward progress and it gets harder to finish with every delay.
    Source: Vaporware
  • Saved from Development Hell A major part of the delay seemed to involve Bill Murray — as of early 2011, it appeared the production was only waiting on Murray to approve the script before they moved forward with pre-production.
    Source: Saved from Development Hell
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Forward and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/forward
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Forward or Delay. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/forward.

Antonyms for delay


Antonyms for forward

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