Delay

Words referring to something delaying someone or something: to cause something to happen at a later time, cause someone to do something at a later time, or cause someone or something to be late.

• What words refer to something delaying someone?
  delay make someone late hold someone up keep detain
• What words refer to something delaying an event?
  delay hold something up set back put back get bogged down
• What words refer to an instance of delaying something?
  delay (n) hold-up
• What words refer to deliberately delaying someone in order to accomplish something?
  stall play for time delaying tactics