delay

nouns

time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
delay, holdup

verbs

cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
delay, detain, hold up
antonym
rush
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
delay
is a type of (narrower)
wait before acting
"the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
hold back, hold off, wait
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
delay, detain, stay
slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
check, delay, retard