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(adj)
Done later than originally planned; delayed.
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Delayed; put off till later.
Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extremely stupid; obtuse
Not active, temporarily or permanently.
operating after a predetermined lapse of time
(N)
a 1999 American crime buddy comedy film starring Nia Long and Jamie Foxx and directed by Steve Rash.
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
(v)
To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
(n)
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
An act of deferring, a deferment.
Near the end of a period of time.
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
Late; overdue or delayed.
falling behind, not keeping up the pace
(adv)
In a belated manner; tardily.
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
(of a meeting, event or trial) Having been adjourned; suspended or paused.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
(offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
Away from an intended route; wayward.
Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.
The quality or state of being slow.
Impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.
Having had population removed, by evacuation.
The state of being backward.
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.
Indicating position or direction.
Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
At an inopportune time.
Arranged in a way that is not uniform.
Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
Emotionally affected; touched.
(transitive, intransitive) To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped.
A sound of something ticking. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).
A surname from French.
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
an animated surrealist short comedy film directed by Don Hertzfeldt that was released in 2000.
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
made difficult or slow
(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
(transitive) To repel or drive back.
a 2013 British zombie comedy film directed by Christian James.
To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.
An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
(intransitive) To delay taking action; to wait until later.
the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
Held in custody or confinement.
Having an excessive list of tasks to do, especially tasks that should have already been performed.
(archaic, of a person) Late, tardy, overdue, behind (in accomplishing a task, etc.).
That which lingers; a remnant.
discontinued temporarily
Not delayed.
No longer planned or scheduled.
US standard spelling of cancelled. [No longer planned or scheduled.]
(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
Subject to disruption.
Arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently.
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
Planned; according to schedule.
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
a thriller novel written by James Siegel and published in February 2003.
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
That has been made longer; that has been extended.
expected to arrive; scheduled
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
Existing or designed according to a plan.
Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.
not caught with the senses or the mind
(transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
Not available.
Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.
(of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
Misspelling of interrupted.