Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Interfere with and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interfere with" instead a verb "Delay".
Interfere with
Interfere with verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone
Delay and interfere with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Interfere with".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- block and delay
- block and interfere with
- check and delay
- check and interfere with
- obstruct and delay
- obstruct and interfere with
- stall and delay
- stall and interfere with
- hold back and delay
- hold back and interfere with
- thwart and delay
- thwart and interfere with
- stop and delay
- stop and interfere with
Both terms in one sentence
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Played with in the Murder, She Wrote episode "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue": After so much has happened to delay, spoil and otherwise interfere with Grady and Donna's wedding, when the priest says the line, everyone holds their breath for a moment, wondering what's going to happen now.
Cite this Source
Interfere with and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/interfere_with
Delay & Interfere with. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/interfere_with>.
Interfere with or Delay. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/interfere_with.
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