To wait or hold back.
To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.
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.