Delay and Remission

Delay

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

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Remission and delay are semantically related in deferment topic. In some cases you can use "Remission" instead a noun "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Remission noun - Release from the guilt or penalty of an offense.

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Delay and remission are semantically related in pause topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a noun "Remission".

Nearby Words: remiss, remissive

short	short delay	short remission
temporary	temporary delay	temporary remission

Except the doctors mixed up her medical charts: her cancer wasn't in remission and by the time they caught the mistake, it was already too late to do anything but delay the inevitable.

Source: Yank the Dog's Chain

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