Delay and Withhold

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Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

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Withhold is a synonym for delay in suspend topic. In some cases you can use "Withhold" instead a verb "Delay", when it comes to topics like cause stop in action.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Withhold

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Delay is a synonym for withhold in suspend topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Withhold", if it concerns topics such as postpone.

Nearby Word: withholding

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part	delay part	withhold part
time	delay time	withhold time
game	delay game	withhold game
release	delay release	withhold release
Other words: fleet, plans, activation, attacks.

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