Delay and Promoted

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Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Promoted is an antonym for delay.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Definitions of Delay not found.

Delay is an antonym for promoted in help topic.

God Job: In "An Otherwordly Examination", a good official is promoted to godhood, although he gets a delay of nine years so he can look after his aging mother until she dies.

Source: Literature / Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

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