Time
Synonyms for delay
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
time during which some action is awaited
Instant replay caused too long a delay.
The true synonym
wait
Same sentence, swapped: Instant replay caused too long a wait.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for delay as it is used in the sentence above.
- relief
- blackout
- squeeze
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Closest first: other time words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
napnounsleepa period of time spent sleepingTreelineHas a reason linepresentnounnowadaysthe period of time that is happening nowTreelineHas a reason lineadministrationnounbrassthe persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering somethingTreeline2 sensescyclenounroundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occursTreeline2 sensesHas a reason lineweeknounworkweekhours or days of work in a calendar weekSummitHas a reason linewintryadjectivewinterycharacteristic of or occurring in winterSummitHas a reason lineyearnounclassa body of students who graduate togetherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linesidenounslopean elevated geological formationTreeline
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