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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.

Procedendo :: Procedendo (n.) In English practice, a writ issuing out of chancery in cases where the judges of subordinate courts delay giving judgment, commanding them to proceed to judgment..

Slow :: Slow (v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer..

Ready :: Ready (adv.) In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need no delay.

Forslow :: Forslow (v. t.) To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off.

Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.

Demur :: Demur (v. t.) To cause delay to; to put off.

Defer :: Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.

Delay :: Delay (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Prorogue :: Prorogue (v. t.) To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage..

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

Impatient :: Impatient (a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under..

Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To wait; to stay; to delay.

Delay :: Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow..

Respite :: Respite (n.) A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. i.) To delay; to be dilatory.

Stave :: Stave (n.) To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project..

Delayed :: Delayed (imp. & p. p.) of Dela.

Deferment :: Deferment (n.) The act of delaying; postponement.

Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.

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