Delay and Suspend

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Delay

Delay verb - To assign to a later time.

Usage example: our guests delayed their departure until after dinner

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Suspend is a synonym for delay in postpone topic. In some cases you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Delay", when it comes to topics like put off, do, cause stop in action. popular alternative

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Suspend

Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

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Delay is a synonym for suspend in activity topic. You can use "Delay" instead a verb "Suspend", if it concerns topics such as adjourn, postpone, do. popular alternative

Nearby Words: suspension, suspended, suspense, suspender, suspensive

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Common collocations

part	delay part	suspend part
time	delay time	suspend time
game	delay game	suspend game
fight	delay fight	suspend fight
Other words: battle, player, aging, enemies.

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