Delay
Delay verb - To move or act slowly.
Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: you may proceed with your plan
Nearby Word: proceeding
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He comes back up from below and announces "We may now proceed without further delay and in absolute safety." Immediately after this, a loud bang is heard from the engine room, and the purser barges in and says they're sinking.
Source: Film / Beat the Devil -
Combine that with several castings of Delay Spell (which delays the activation of a spell until a later turn), and you can spend several rounds before firing off sixty or seventy never-miss missiles who then proceed to chase after secondary targets.
Source: Beam Spam
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