Delay and Stand

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Stand verb - To occupy a place or location.

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

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

long	long delay	long stand
similar	similar delay	similar stand
normal	normal delay	normal stand
small	small delay	small stand
Other adjectives: actual, massive, huge, infamous, dramatic, several.

life	delay life	stand life
work	delay work	stand work
guy	delay guy	stand guy
part	delay part	stand part
Other words: trial, death, time, game, times.

This is also one of the differences in the animated version, where they decided to decided to make a stand and delay Batman instead.

Source: Screw This Im Outta Here / Comic Books
For any observer sitting far enough away from the explosion to stand a chance of surviving it, this delay should be quite noticeable.

Source: Artistic License Nuclear Physics
Last Stand: Even after losing all of their territory to the Boers, the Kongo had a large enough navy to flip their coastal cities back and delay their extinction for a few turns.

Source: Web Original / Civ Battle Royale

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