Delay - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Delay?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Delay is LAG. Other possible answers include DETAIN, HOLDUP, PROCRASTINATE, PUTOFF, RETARD, STALL, TIMELAG.

Q: How many solutions are there for Delay?

We have found 8 possible answers for the crossword clue Delay.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Delay?

Clues like Delay often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday People, The Sun Coffee Time, The Independent Inquisitor, The Guardian Genius, Mail on Sunday, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 15/08/2025

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Delay.

6 letter answer(s) to delay

DETAIN

cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

HOLDUP

robbery at gunpoint
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

PUTOFF

a pretext for delay or inaction

RETARD

a person of subnormal intelligence
be delayed
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
slow the growth or development of;

3 letter answer(s) to delay

LAG

cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
the act of slowing down or falling behind
the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

13 letter answer(s) to delay

PROCRASTINATE

postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

5 letter answer(s) to delay

STALL

a booth where articles are displayed for sale
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it"
a tactic used to mislead or delay
cause an airplane to go into a stall
cause an engine to stop; "The inexperienced driver kept stalling the car"
come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"
deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
small area set off by walls for special u

7 letter answer(s) to delay

TIMELAG

Frequently asked questions about ‘Delay’

What's the best solution for Delay?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Delay is LAG. Other possible answers include DETAIN, HOLDUP, PROCRASTINATE, PUTOFF, RETARD, STALL, TIMELAG.

How many solutions are there for Delay?

We have found 8 possible answers for the crossword clue Delay.

Which crosswords feature clues like Delay?

Clues like Delay often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday People, The Sun Coffee Time, The Independent Inquisitor, The Guardian Genius, Mail on Sunday, among others.

Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Delay'

Clue	Answers
_empty_	760
Hold back	12
Postpone	7
Hold up	6
Dawdle	5
Hold off	5
Keep back	5
Slow down	5
Trail	5
Discourage	4
Tarry	4
Fall behind	3
Hang back	3
Linger	3
Dally	2
Defer	2
Deter	2
Dilly-dally	2
Drop behind	2
Jet set	2
Robbery at gunpoint	2
Slowdown	2
Stable place	2
Stop running	2
Take into custody	2
Abandon rail transport, losing heart with delay	1
Account concerning land	1
Animal compartment	1
Bathroom division	1
Be late	1
Big problem for a pilot	1
Carnival booth	1
Certain delay	1
Closed-captioning problem	1
Communication problem	1
Defer turning up? Swell	1
Defer, deter	1
Delay a robbery	1
Delay action	1
Delay as before, making India bat in the middle	1
Delay – convict	1
Delay batting, worried by master players bagging runs	1
Delay beginning to seem unlikely	1
Delay caused by extremely efficient soldiers returning to block road	1
Delay date when one is expected home	1
Delay getting seat in choir	1
Delay girl's return	1
Delay outlet at a fair	1
Delay punishment - might he receive it?	1
Delay sales booth	1

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