delay (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def act later than planned, scheduled, or required
examples Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym wait, hold off, hold back
Derivationally related form delay → delay
Hyponym hesitate, pause; procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally; procrastinate; postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
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Derivationally related form delay → delay
Hypernym hesitate, pause; procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally; procrastinate; postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Hyponym wait, hold off, hold back

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