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 put off until a later time; to defer.
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
The act of settling.
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
The state of being settled.
A resolution of a dispute.
A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).
A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.