Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Helps
Both words in one sentence
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She tips him off that there is a GM executive waiting in the airport lounge due to a flight delay and helps Roger get a meeting with Chevy about a new ad campaign.
Source: Series / Mad Men -
Keeping the number of active Lanterns relatively low helps to delay the Dimming as long as possible.
Source: Space Police -
An Arm and a Leg: Alyosha's first delay is caused when he helps a depressed veteran who is going home after having lost a leg in combat.
Source: Film / Ballad of a Soldier
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