Delay and Rest

Delay

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

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Rest and delay are semantically related. in state topic. In some cases you can use "Rest" instead the word "Delay" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Rest noun - Freedom from activity or labor.

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Delay and rest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead the word "Rest" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

old	old delay	old rest
long	long delay	long rest
better	better delay	better rest
brief	brief delay	brief rest
Other adjectives: short, small, actual, little, less, several, available.

Jarod's plots always seem to leave him with someone in his debt that will delay or foil Miss Parker and the rest of the Centre hunters at the end of the episode.

Source: Laser-Guided Karma
During the delay, most of the CBC network aired The Good Thief, but not the rest of the game.

Source: Missing the Good Stuff
Nadeko Medusa is just as bittersweet and just avoids being a Downer Ending thanks to Hitagi making a deal with Nadeko to delay her killing Koyomi and the rest.

Source: Light Novel / Bakemonogatari

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