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Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day in idleness..

Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.

Cunctative :: Cunctative (a.) Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.

Impatience :: Impatience (n.) The quality of being impatient; want of endurance of pain, suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit; fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an invalid..

Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Respite :: Respite (n.) Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay..

Thereupon :: Thereupon (adv.) Immediately; at once; without delay.

Immediately :: Immediately (adv.) Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once.

Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident..

Delayment :: Delayment (n.) Hindrance.

Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. t.) To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance..

Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..

Lache :: Lache (n.) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim.

Tarriance :: Tarriance (n.) The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness.

Late :: Late (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring..

Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.

Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.

Retard :: Retard (n.) Retardation; delay.

Away :: Away (adv.) On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away..

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