Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
To put off; to postpone.
To decelerate; to slow down.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
As the new editor, his job is to ride herd on the staff and check on the tone of the articles.
To supervise a group of people and their work.