delay vs suspend

delay

verb
  • To put off until a later time; to defer. 

  • To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time. 

noun
  • 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. 

suspend

verb
  • To halt something temporarily. 

  • To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid. 

  • To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event. 

  • To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel. 

  • To hold in an undetermined or undecided state. 

  • To hang freely; underhang. 

  • To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. 

  • To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc. 

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