Delay and Impend

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

Impend and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Impend" with "Delay", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Impend

Impend verb - To be about to happen.

Delay and impend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Impend".
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