| has gloss | (noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
delay, holdup |
| lexicalization | eng: delay |
| lexicalization | eng: holdup |
| subclass of | (noun) being inactive; being less active
inactivity |
| has subclass | (noun) detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
demurrage |
| has subclass | (noun) a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
forbearance |
| has subclass | (noun) act of putting off to a future time
deferral, postponement, deferment |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of slowing down or falling behind
retardation, lag, slowdown |
| has subclass | (noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dalliance, dawdling, trifling |
| has subclass | (noun) (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
filibuster |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of tarrying
tarriance, lingering |
| has subclass | (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
disruption, gap, break, interruption |