Synonyms of delay

1 Syllable

staying, stay, stop, stayed, jam, bind, mull, check, lag, hitch, stall, wait

2 Syllables

waited, logjam, hangup, hitching, waived, waiving, retard, loiter, standstill, hinder, shelve, idyll, defers, adjourn, hold-up, layovers, dawdling, tie-up, waiting, cumber, prolong, holding, tarrying, adjourns, hinders, mulling, drop-off, loiters, slowdown, defer, hitched, setback, mulled, protract, holdup, come-off, shelved, problem, stopping, slowdowns, cumbers, detain, tabled, remain, shelving, detains, layover, trailed, hitches

3 Syllables

adjournment, retardment, showstopper, bivouacking, remission, intervals, lateness, suspension, talkathon, prolonging, protracting, frivoling, hindered, interval, adjourning, deferring, loitered, retarding, detention, runaround, detaining, dalliance, protraction, obstruction, detentions, demurral, downtime, hindering, elusion, stopover, stoppage, hindrance, reprieve, bivouacked, impede, surcease, remained, loitering, respite, lingering, woolgather, impeding, absention, run-around, impeded, timidness, respited, stopovers, escapism, adjourned, interrupt, extensions, forestall, detained, pausation, eschewal, respiting, postponing, proroguing, extension, prorogue, postpone, cunctation, deferment, cumbered, cumbering, tardiness, deferrals, surceased

4 Syllables

prorogation, dillydally, filibusters, immurement, forestalled, retardation, postponement, prolongation, interruption, forestalling, belatedness, hesitation, arrestation, temporizing, dilly-dally, impediment, interlude, moratorium, filibuster, pretermission, stalemate, moratoriums, hesitate, interrupting, avoidance, hesitated, dilly-dallying, dilatation, temporize, pigeonholed, temporized, interruptions, hesitations

5 Syllables

procrastination, irresolution, deceleration, discontinuation, tentativeness

6 Syllables

immobilization, indecisiveness, nonparticipation, irresoluteness