Delay and Hold

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Delay noun - Time during which some action is awaited.

Usage example: instant replay caused too long a delay

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Hold is a synonym for delay in cause stop in action topic. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead the word "Delay" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Hold noun - Time during which some action is awaited.

Usage example: he ordered a hold in the action

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Delay is a synonym for hold in stop topic. You can use "Delay" instead the word "Hold" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

old	old delay	old hold
high	high delay	high hold
long	long delay	long hold
better	better delay	better hold
Other adjectives: short, infinite, small, actual, massive, large, huge, little, deadly, additional, biggest.

While he doesn't hold her off for very long (and comes extremely close to getting eaten himself), his intervention created just enough of a delay for Tsukasa to arrive and subdue Rachi.

Source: Manga / Cat Paradise
Bob is able to delay the process by consuming extra energy shakes to hold himself together.

Source: Power Degeneration
In Jade Empire, mooks will surround you in threatening ways, but they'll hold back and delay their attacks so you're almost never fighting more than one mook at a time.

Source: Mook Chivalry

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