To curtail.
Cut short; truncate.
To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
To put off; to postpone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.