Delayed and Stopped

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Delayed adjective - Not as far along as normal in development.

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Stopped and delayed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stopped" instead the word "Delayed" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: delay, delaying, delayer

Stopped adjective - (of a nose) blocked.

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Delayed and stopped are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delayed" instead the word "Stopped" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: stop, stoppage, stopper, stopping

Possibly justified in that Voyager takes a LOT of side trips and is stopped or delayed, sometimes for weeks at a time.

Source: Offscreen Teleportation / Live-Action TV
This isn't a Cliffhanger that will be resolved when the characters finish their plans next episode; either the end of the episode actually prevents them from ever getting it done, or they at least express dismay that the episode's ending has stopped or delayed them.

Source: Interrupted by the End
The more people they kill the longer the Waves are delayed; the Waves can be completely stopped at the cost of two-thirds of the world's population.

Source: Light Novel / The Rising Of The Shield Hero

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