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tarrying
adjective as in dilatory
noun as in delay
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noun as in retardation
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- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detainment
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hindrance
- holdup
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- remission
- reprieve
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tie up
- wait
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Example Sentences
And it was urgent to sow these works without tarrying, for that the harvest would be soon.
The pity of it is that this particular tarrying guest is a man of eminence and capacity.
But even the twisting and steep streets beyond the bridge offered this traveler no security for tarrying.
Once more at liberty she visited, incognito, the town of Syracuse, where I was still tarrying.
"Nay, I will not fight thee that way," said Sir Launcelot, and therewith he passed on his way without tarrying further.
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On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tarrying, such as: backward, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, and laggard.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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