Delay
Delay noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.
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
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Series / Highlander
Cite this Source
Pipe and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/pipe
Delay & Pipe. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/pipe>.
Pipe or Delay. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/pipe.
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