Delay and Remain

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Remain and delay are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Remain" instead a verb "Delay", when it comes to topics like state, await.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Remain

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Antonyms for Remain

Delay and remain are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Remain", if it concerns topics such as state, stay, await, stay behind.

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

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Common collocations

death	delay death	remain death
time	delay time	remain time
game	delay game	remain game
damage	delay damage	remain damage
Other words: forces, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

However, once can remain unaligned past the point of apotheosis and delay daemonhood until they are finally ready to commit to one of the gods.

Source: Tabletop Game / Black Crusade
In Son and Veghel, a Baily Bridge can be constructed, after a considerable delay; if the Arnhem Rail Bridge is lost, the Arnhem Bridge and ferry both remain (though neither presents an easy fight).

Source: Timed Mission
It turns back to normal in his absence, though it still contains several dark magic traps that remain active, along with some tricky Pocket Dimension effects to disorient and delay any intruders.

Source: Evil Tower of Ominousness