Hyponyms: break, interruption, disruption, gap, demurrage, forbearance, postponement, deferment, deferral, procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally, slowdown, lag, retardation, dalliance, dawdling, trifling, wasting time, filibuster, tarriance, lingering, extension, moratorium, dampen, stay, detain, stonewall, catch, stall, buy time, hesitate, pause, procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, dillydally, postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
Derivational Morphology: detain, hold up, check, retard, stay, wait, hold off, hold back, hold, halt, arrest, time lag, postponement, holdup, idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality
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