To decelerate; to slow down.
To put off; to postpone.
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.
To decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.
To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.