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"delay" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often postpone (8 letters).
Definitions
slow the growth or development of
Word origin
From Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, a variant of delaissier.
Used in a sentence
“the delay before the echo of a sound”
“Two twenty minutes' delays.”
“Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hold up”5 letters
02“Postpone”5 letters
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