Delay and Terminate

Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

Terminate and delay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Delay and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Terminate".

Common collocations

life delay life terminate life
project delay project terminate project
operation delay operation terminate operation
someone delay someone terminate someone
Other words: pursuit, game, bad, battle, mission, pregnancy.
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