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• v  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
• v  act later than planned, scheduled, or required
• v  stop or halt
• v  slow the growth or development of
• s  not as far along as normal in development

• delay
• detain
• hold up
• stay
• check
• retard

• rush

News & Articles

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• Sentencing delayed for former Utah deputy in strip search case
  Sentencing delayed for former Utah deputy in strip search case by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 11:59AM MDT Brigham City » Sentencing again has been delayed for a former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy accused of conducting unlawful strip searches of women. Wednesday marked the second time sentencing has been delayed in 1st District Court for 37-year-old Scott ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• Hingham ferry delayed as President Obama arrives for Boston campaign rally
  The MBTA delayed a Wednesday morning ferry trip between Boston’s Rowes Wharf and Hingham because of a campaign appearance by President Barack Obama.
  June 12, 2013 - The Hingham Journal
• Delayed micro-surfacing project begins this week on Lubbock roads
  Delayed micro-surfacing project begins this week on Lubbock thoroughfares
  June 11, 2013 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Portfolio.com (blog)
  It's unfortunate that at a time when our nation is facing enormous challenges, many in Congress have delayed critical nominations for political purposes,the president said.
• President Bush in USA Today
  Airports are very crowded, travelers are being stranded, and flights are delayed, sometimes with a full load of passengers sitting on the runway for hours,President Bush said after meeting with his top transportation officials. "We can do...
• John Kerry in Austin American-Statesman (subscription)
  It was their technology. It was their spill cam. They are the ones that should have known right from the beginning and, either to limit their liability or because they were grossly incompetent, they delayed a full response to the magnitude of this... Edward Markey http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Markey&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFeCMJO27rMUqStZPNpqBrGhupZmA FOXNews http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/20/congressman-releases-bp-doc-showing-potential-barrels-oil-spilling-gulf-day/&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHSCXThAE1T6WbA0ERZ84dvOVLGSw Jun 20, 2010 26024 34816 delayer This is a very important statement of transition on a global level," Kerry said. "It's not only a tribute to Al's work, but a wake-up call to the administration and the US, who has been the global delayer on this."