Delay and Maintain

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Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
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Maintain and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Delay".
Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
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Delay and maintain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Maintain".
Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability

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life delay life maintain life
army delay army maintain army
fleet delay fleet maintain fleet

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  • Anime / Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Though he can be convinced to delay the destruction indefinitely, and destroy a tiny part of the Earth to maintain cred.
    Source: Anime / Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
  • He manages to delay the Avatar and his friends, brainwashes and kills Jet, and even manages to maintain control of the Dai Li after he is exposed for his treachery.
    Source: Big Bad Wannabe
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