delayer

transitive verb

1. to put off to a future time; postpone
2. to make late; slow up; detain

Origin: ME delaien < OFr delaier < de-, intens. + laier, to leave, let, altered (? after conjugation of faire) < laissier < L laxare: see relax

intransitive verb

noun

1. a delaying or being delayed
2. the period of time for which something is delayed