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'delays'
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delays
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postponement
x/x
Noun, Noun
detain
x/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
holdup
/x
Noun, Noun
stay
/
Noun, Noun
detention
x/x
Noun, Noun
hold
/
Noun, Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
time lag
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
rush
/
Noun, Noun, Verb, Adjective
overruns
/xx
Noun
prolongs
x/
Verb
cancellations
xx/x
Noun
backlogs
/x
Noun
emptying
/xx
Noun
propagation
xx/x
Verb, Noun
retards
x/
Verb
detours
x/
Noun
excuses
x/x
Noun
interconnect
xxx/
Adjective
vexatious
x/x
Adjective
senescence
x/x
Noun
repolarization
/xxx/x
Noun
exasperating
x/xxx
Verb, Adjective
evasions
x/x
Noun
bottlenecks
/xx
Noun
slows
/
Verb
undernutrition
xxx/x
Noun
hesitations
xx/x
Noun
queues
/
Noun
interruptions
xx/x
Noun
inconveniences
xx/xx
Noun
ripening
/xx
Noun
breakdowns
/x
Noun
stoppages
/xx
Noun
inefficiencies
xx/xx
Noun
onset
/x
Noun
hinders
/x
Verb
mishaps
/x
Noun
impedes
x/
Verb
hassles
/x
Noun
suppresses
x/x
Verb
setbacks
/x
Noun
clotting
/x
Noun
rework
x/
Noun
hindrances
/xx
Noun
avoidable
x/xx
Adjective
interminable
x/xxx
Adjective
refusals
x/x
Noun
disappointments
xx/x
Noun
inhibits
x/x
Verb
unavoidable
xx/xx
Adjective
impatient
x/x
Noun
approvals
x/x
Noun
compensable
x/xx
Adjective
impairs
x/
Verb
unreasonably
x/xxx
Adverb
corresponding
xx/x
Adjective
disruptions
x/x
Noun
lags
/
Noun
accelerates
x/xx
Verb
inexcusable
xx/xx
Adjective
healing
/x
Noun
frustrations
x/x
Noun
inordinate
x/xx
Adjective
checkpoint
/x
Noun
maturation
xx/x
Noun
unconscionable
x/xxx
Adjective
diversions
x/x
Noun
prevents
x/
Verb
reduces
x/x
Verb
germination
xx/x
Noun
delta
/x
Adjective
obstructions
x/x
Noun
ejaculation
xxx/x
Noun
complicates
/xx
Verb
increases
x/x
Verb
technicalities
xx/xx
Noun
absorption
x/x
Noun
inevitable
x/xxx
Adjective
denials
x/x
Noun
frustrating
/xx
Adjective
breastfeeding
/xx
Noun
misunderstandings
xxx/x
Noun
institutionalization
xxxxxx/x
Noun
lactation
x/x
Noun
deliveries
x/xx
Noun
progression
x/x
Noun
interferes
xx/
Verb
brook
/
Verb
unforeseen
xx/
Adjective
resumption
x/x
Noun
unnecessarily
x/xxxx
Adverb
unnecessary
x/xxx
Adjective
infuriating
x/xxx
Adjective
jams
/
Noun
paperwork
/xx
Noun
weather
/x
Adjective
disbursement
x/x
Noun
formalities
x/xx
Noun
puberty
/xx
Noun
confusions
x/x
Noun
msec
/
Noun
congestion
x/x
Noun
payment
/x
Adjective
uncertainties
x/xx
Noun
lowers
/x
Verb
costly
/x
Adjective
milliseconds
/xxx
Noun
developmental
xxx/x
Adjective
multipath
/xx
Adjective
ionospheric
xxx/x
Adjective
hypothyroidism
xx/xxx
Noun
chafed
/
Verb
improves
x/
Verb
enhances
x/x
Verb
conduction
x/x
Noun
needless
/x
Adjective
excretion
x/x
Noun
annoying
x/x
Verb, Adjective
milestones
/x
Noun
gratification
xxx/x
Noun
alters
/x
Verb
maddening
/xx
Adjective
ovulation
xx/x
Noun
lengthy
/x
Adjective
intraventricular
xxx/xx
Adjective
bureaucratic
xx/x
Adjective
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
feedback
/x
Adjective
closure
/x
Noun
transit
/x
Noun
inactivation
xxx/x
Noun
unaccountable
xx/xx
Adjective
decreases
x/x
Verb
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
unacceptable
xx/xx
Adjective
unduly
x/x
Adverb
starts
/
Noun
unanticipated
xx/xxx
Adjective
diminishes
x/xx
Verb
mistakes
x/
Noun
shortages
/xx
Noun
irritating
/xxx
Adjective
digestion
x/x
Noun
unforeseeable
xx/xx
Adjective
impediments
x/xx
Noun
occasioned
x/x
Verb
minimise
/xx
Verb
undue
x/
Adjective
pauses
/x
Noun
obstacles
/xx
Noun
indecision
xx/x
Noun
promotes
x/
Verb
apoptosis
xx/x
Noun
compromises
/xxx
Noun
wearisome
/xx
Adjective
irksome
/x
Adjective
tropospheric
/x/x
Adjective
coagulation
x/x/x
Noun
throughput
/x
Noun
recovery
x/x
Noun
unwarranted
x/xx
Adjective
completion
x/x
Noun
ignition
x/x
Noun
execution
xx/x
Noun
induces
x/x
Verb
unscheduled
x/x
Adjective
procedural
x/xx
Adjective
attendant
x/x
Adjective
bounded
/x
Adjective
clearance
/x
Noun
attainment
x/x
Noun
malnutrition
xx/x
Noun
intolerable
x/xxx
Adjective
shipping
/x
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
shipments
/x
Noun
obviate
/xx
Verb
unjustifiable
xxx/xx
Adjective
maturity
x/xx
Noun
unpredictable
xx/xx
Adjective
fatigue
x/
Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
schedules
/x
Noun
protracted
x/x
Adjective
buildup
/x
Noun
inexplicable
xx/xx
Adjective
arrears
x/
Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
deadlines
/x
Noun
deferrals
x/x
Noun
defers
x/
Verb
downtime
/x
Noun
errors
/x
Noun
expectations
xx/x
Noun
gaps
/
Noun
halts
/
Verb, Noun
hardships
/x
Noun
hitches
/x
Noun
hurdles
/x
Noun
lawsuits
/x
Noun
leakages
/xx
Noun
outages
/xx
Noun
overdue
/x/
Adjective
overlaps
/xx
Verb, Noun
periods
/xx
Noun
residues
/xx
Noun
retardation
xx/x
Noun
roadblocks
/x
Noun
shortfalls
/x
Noun
suspends
x/
Verb, Noun
timeframe
/x
Noun
timelines
/x
Noun
timeliness
/xx
Noun
times
/
Noun, Verb
timescales
/x
Noun
timetables
/xx
Noun
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