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Est. 1828
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'delaying'
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148
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33
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delaying
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postponement
x/x
Noun, Noun
detain
x/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Verb
holdup
/x
Verb, Noun
stay
/
Noun, Verb
detention
x/x
Verb, Noun
hold
/
Noun, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
time lag
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
rush
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adjective
deferring
x/x
Verb
prolonging
x/x
Verb
impeding
x/x
Verb
preventing
x/x
Verb
hindering
/xx
Verb
forestalling
x/x
Verb
cancelling
/xx
Verb
expediting
/xxx
Verb
effecting
x/x
Verb
stalling
/x
Noun
anticipating
x/xxx
Verb
inhibiting
x/xx
Verb
hampering
/xx
Verb
denying
x/x
Verb
interrupting
xx/x
Verb
disrupting
x/x
Verb
avoiding
x/x
Verb
obstructing
x/x
Verb
hastening
/xx
Verb
initiating
x/xxx
Verb
abandoning
x/xx
Verb
thwarting
/x
Noun
risking
/x
Verb
halting
/x
Noun
justifying
/xxx
Verb
complicating
/xxx
Noun
reducing
x/x
Verb
precluding
x/x
Verb
negating
x/x
Verb
advancing
x/x
Verb
stopping
/x
Verb
blocking
/x
Verb
bypassing
/xx
Verb
ruining
/xx
Verb
forgoing
x/x
Verb
restricting
x/x
Verb
limiting
/xx
Verb
curtailing
x/x
Verb
impairing
x/x
Verb
nullifying
/xxx
Verb
spoiling
/x
Verb
undermining
/xxx
Noun
accelerating
x/xxx
Verb
ignoring
x/x
Verb
fearing
/x
Verb
suppressing
x/x
Verb
disregarding
xx/x
Verb
skipping
/x
Verb
approving
x/x
Verb
prohibiting
x/xx
Verb
slowing
/x
Verb
jeopardizing
/xxx
Verb
sabotaging
/xxx
Verb
finalizing
/xxx
Verb
pressuring
/xx
Verb
prioritizing
x/xxx
Noun
retarding
x/x
Noun
withholding
x/x
Noun
rescinding
x/x
Noun
interfering
xx/x
Verb
withdrawing
x/x
Verb
suspending
x/x
Verb
neglecting
x/x
Verb
depriving
x/x
Verb
making
/x
Noun
reversing
x/x
Verb
impending
x/x
Adjective
lengthening
/xx
Noun
circumventing
xx/x
Verb
disallowing
xx/x
Verb
rejecting
x/x
Verb
completing
x/x
Verb
altering
/xx
Verb
requesting
x/x
Verb
wasting
/x
Noun
saving
/x
Noun
permitting
x/x
Verb
forcing
/x
Verb
resuming
x/x
Verb
foreseeing
x/x
Verb
awaiting
x/x
Verb
hurrying
/xx
Verb
aiding
/x
Verb
resisting
x/x
Verb
obtaining
x/x
Verb
releasing
x/x
Adjective
necessitating
x/xxx
Verb
stressing
/x
Verb
ratifying
/xxx
Verb
discontinuing
xx/xx
Verb
discounting
/xx
Noun
ditching
/x
Noun
preparing
x/x
Verb
damaging
/xx
Adjective
facilitating
x/xxx
Verb
inducing
x/x
Adjective
counteracting
xx/x
Verb
removing
x/x
Verb
regretting
x/x
Verb
countering
/xx
Verb
augmenting
/xx
Verb
deterring
x/x
Verb
pursuing
x/x
Verb
evading
x/x
Verb
diverting
x/x
Verb
punishing
/xx
Verb
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
approaching
x/x
Verb
harming
/x
Verb
getting
/x
Verb
premature
xx/
Adjective
refraining
x/x
Verb
barring
/x
Verb
antagonizing
x/xxx
Verb
restraining
x/x
Verb
readying
/xx
Verb
taking
/x
Verb
informing
x/x
Verb
pending
/x
Verb
minimizing
/xxx
Verb
requiring
x/xx
Verb
controlling
x/x
Verb
eliminating
x/xxx
Verb
lowering
/xx
Verb
modifying
/xxx
Verb
messing
/x
Noun
averting
x/x
Verb
mandating
/xx
Verb
sparing
/x
Adjective
mitigating
/xxx
Adjective
influencing
/xxx
Verb
wrecking
/x
Verb
boosting
/x
Verb
planning
/x
Noun
closing
/x
Noun
correcting
x/x
Verb
terminating
/xxx
Verb
destroying
x/x
Verb
lapse
/
Noun
slowdown
/x
Noun
freeze
/
Noun
snowing
/x
Verb
downing
/x
Name
cooling
/x
Noun
raining
/x
Verb
dozing
/x
Noun
cold storage
//x
Phrase, Noun
dusting
/x
Noun
resting
/x
Verb
tactics
/x
Noun
deliberate
x/xx
Adjective
operations
xx/x
Noun
marriage
/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective
more
/
Adjective
childbearing
/xx
Noun
absorbing
x/x
Adjective
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
adjourned
x/
Adjective
adjournment
x/x
Noun
airing
/x
Noun
apology
x/xx
Noun
attendance
x/x
Noun
backlog
/x
Noun, Verb
backwardness
/xx
Noun
concealment
x/x
Noun
deferment
x/x
Noun
deferral
x/x
Noun
dilatory
/xxx
Adjective
dividing
x/x
Noun, Adjective
doubting
/x
Noun
dragging
/x
Adjective, Noun
fostering
/xx
Noun
hiding
/x
Noun
inclination
xx/x
Noun
lagging
/x
Adjective, Noun
lateness
/x
Noun
manoeuvre
x/
Noun, Verb
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
preamble
x/x
Noun, Verb
premeditation
xxx/x
Noun
procrastinating
x/xxx
Verb, Noun
prolongation
x/xx
Noun
repelling
x/x
Noun
retardation
xx/x
Noun
retouching
x/x
Noun
storing
/x
Noun
studying
/xx
Noun
suspension
x/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
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