a putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.-to put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.-to retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.-to allay; to temper.-to move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.