To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
To put off until a later time; to defer.
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”)
An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
To cause to be done quickly.
To do things quickly.
To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway.
Rushed action.
Urgency.
an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play.
A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.