同義詞
1. make (someone or something) late or slow
- detain
- , hold up
- , make late
- , retard
- , keep (back)
- , slow up
- , slow down
- , set back
- , bog down
- , hinder
- , hamper
- , impede
- , obstruct
2. be late or slow; loiter
- linger
- , dally
- , take one's time
- , drag one's feet
- , be slow
- , hold back
- , lag/fall behind
- , dawdle
- , loiter
- , not keep pace
- , waste time
- , procrastinate
- , stall
- , play for time
- , buy time
- , hang fire
- , mark time
- , temporize
- , hesitate
- , dither
- , shilly-shally
- , stonewall
- , filibuster
- , dilly-dally
- , let the grass grow under one's feet
- , tarry
3. postpone or defer (an action)
- postpone
- , put off
- , defer
- , hold over
- , shelve
- , suspend
- , stay
- , hold in abeyance
- , pigeonhole
- , reschedule
- , adjourn
- , put over
- , table
- , lay on the table
- , continue
- , put on ice
- , put on the back burner
- , put in cold storage
- , remit
- , respite
4. a period of time by which something is late or postponed
- hold-up
- , wait
- , waiting period
- , detainment
- , hindrance
- , impediment
- , obstruction
- , setback
- , interval
- , gap
- , interlude
- , postponement
- , deferral
- , deferment
- , putting off
- , stay
- , respite
- , rescheduling
- , adjournment
- , continuation
- , put-off
5. the action of delaying or being delayed
- lingering
- , dallying
- , dawdling
- , loitering
- , procrastination
- , stalling
- , hesitation
- , dithering
- , shilly-shallying
- , dilly-dallying
- , tarrying
- , cunctation
反義詞
「1. be late or slow; loiter」的反義字
「2. postpone or defer (an action)」的反義字