Delay and Pipe

Delay

Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Pipe and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pipe" instead a noun "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Pipe

Pipe noun - A long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas).
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Synonyms for Pipe

Delay and pipe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a noun "Pipe".

Nearby Words: piping, piped, pipeline, pipework, pipage

How words are described

old old delay old pipe
long long delay long pipe
similar similar delay similar pipe
half half delay half pipe
Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, large, huge.

Common collocations

time delay time pipe time
arrival delay arrival pipe arrival

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Highlander One Last Smoke: Played straight in the series when Hugh Fitzcairn is captured by the Hunters and as a last request he asks for "A last smoke of my pipe." Horton considers it for a moment before denying him, but the delay buys MacLeod the time he needs to make it there and rescue Fitz.
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