lateness Synonym

pardon, respite, relief, clemency, amnesty, acquittal, absolution, mercy, leniency, remission, suspension, stay, deferment, postponement, delay, break, intermission, hiatus, interval, pause [x]

delaying, postponing, deferring, stalling, hesitating, dawdling, lingering, dithering, dragging, temporizing, loitering, shilly-shallying, wavering, vacillating, dilly-dallying, putting off, holding off, pausing, idling, tarrying, staving off, suspending, adjourning [x]

delay, postpone, defer, suspend, put off, shelve, stall, procrastinate, adjourn, table, reschedule, push back, put on hold, hold up, stay, retard, put aside, put over, put back, put on ice, put on the back burner, put on the long finger, put on the never-never, put on the shelf, put on the side, put on the slow track, put on the waiting list, put on the wish list, put on the back foot, put on the back seat, put on the back shelf, put on the back table, put on the back track, put on the backburner, put on the backlist, put on the backorder, put on the backseat, put on the backtrack, put on the backwater, put on the backwood, put on the backwoods, put on the backyard, put on the backzone [x]

delayed, behind, slow, sluggish, trailing, tardy, unhurried, late, dawdling, lingering, loitering, straggling, dilatory, procrastinating, retarded, laggard, poky, dragging, creeping, crawling, leisurely, plodding, unpunctual, remiss, slothful, lazy, idle, inactive, torpid, inert, dormant, stagnant, unresponsive, unprogressive, backward, retrograde, outmoded, outdated, old-fashioned, antiquated, obsolete, out-of-date, passé, unfashionable, outworn, out-of-style, behindhand, belated [x]

delaying, deferring, rescheduling, putting off, procrastinating, stalling, pushing back, holding off, adjourning, suspending, pausing, shelving, tableing, setting aside, putting on hold, delaying action, postponement, delaying tactics, dragging out, prolonging, extending, lingering, lingering on, temporizing, hesitating, wavering, vacillating, dithering, shilly-shallying, staving off, forestalling, averting, avoiding, sidestepping, evading, dodging, bypassing, circumventing, eluding, escaping, deflecting, diverting, redirecting, shifting, transferring, moving, changing, altering, modifying, adjusting [x]

delay, postponement, deferment, deferral, stalling, dithering, hesitation, vacillation, wavering, indecision, temporizing, dilly-dallying, dawdling, dragging one's feet, foot-dragging, putting off, shilly-shallying, loitering, lingering, tarrying, idling, loafing, slacking, delaying tactics, playing for time, kicking the can down the road, dragging out, prolonging, extending, stretching out, protraction, adjournment, suspension, interruption, holdup, pause, break, respite, moratorium, hiatus, intermission, recess, lagging, stalling for time, hanging fire, marking time, waiting, biding time, holding off [x]

procrastination, delay, hesitation, stalling, dawdling, dilly-dallying, temporizing, lagging, loitering, slowness, postponement, deferment, lingering, idling, tarrying, shilly-shallying, indecision, reluctance, sluggishness, inaction, inactivity, unhurriedness, reticence, vacillation, wavering, hesitancy, foot-dragging [x]

slacking, loafing, idling, lounging, lazing, shirking, procrastinating, dawdling, dallying, goofing off, slothful, indolent, lethargic, inactive, sluggish, unproductive, lackadaisical, dilatory, torpid, shiftless, languid, listless, lazybones, couch potato, do-nothing, layabout, sluggard, loafer, laggard, slowpoke, bum, drone, goldbrick, lagger, dawdler, procrastinator, idler, goof-off, lazy, slacker, deadbeat, lazy person, lazy bum [x]

lethargy, sluggishness, delay, tardiness, languor, idleness, procrastination, inertia, torpidity, dawdling, dilatoriness, unhurriedness, laggardness, pokiness, plodding, foot-dragging, lack of speed, lack of haste, lack of urgency, lack of briskness, lack of promptness, lack of swiftness, lack of alacrity, lack of rapidity, lack of quickness, lack of nimbleness, lack of agility, lack of fleetness, lack of celerity, lack of velocity, lack of acceleration, lack of momentum, lack of dynamism, lack of energy, lack of vitality, lack of liveliness, lack of zest, lack of pep, lack of vigor, lack of enthusiasm, lack of drive, lack of initiative, lack of ambition, lack of determination, lack of resolve, lack of perseverance, lack of persistence [x]

late delivery, postponed shipment, deferred shipment, delayed delivery, late shipment, rescheduled shipment, overdue shipment, tardy shipment, belated shipment, held-up shipment, lagging shipment, retarded shipment, behind-schedule shipment, slow shipment, delayed consignment, late consignment, postponed delivery, deferred delivery, delayed dispatch, late dispatch, rescheduled delivery, overdue delivery, tardy delivery, belated delivery, held-up delivery, lagging delivery, retarded delivery, behind-schedule delivery, slow delivery, delayed transport, late transport, postponed transport, deferred transport, delayed freight, late freight, rescheduled freight, overdue freight, tardy freight, belated freight, held-up freight, lagging freight, retarded freight, behind-schedule freight, slow freight, delayed cargo, late cargo, postponed cargo, deferred cargo [x]

lagging, trailing, straggling, lagging behind, dropping behind, falling back, losing ground, slipping behind, getting left behind, being outpaced, being overtaken, being outstripped, being surpassed, being outdistanced, being outdone, being outperformed, being left in the dust, being left behind, being outshone, being outclassed, being outmatched, being outgunned, being outmaneuvered, being outsmarted, being outwitted, being outfoxed, being outthought, being outplanned, being outstrategized, being outschemed, being outplotted, being outcalculated, being outguessed, being outfigured, being outreasoned, being outargued, being outdebated, being outtalked, being outchatted, being outconversed, being outdiscussed, being outnegotiated, being outbargained, being outtraded, being outdealt, being outbought, being outsold [x]

delays, deferrals, adjournments, reschedulings, deferments, suspensions, procrastinations, extensions, interruptions, holdups, setbacks, pauses, stays, reprieves, retardations, intermissions [x]

objects, protests, opposes, resists, hesitates, balks, disputes, challenges, questions, doubts, disagrees, contests remonstrates, refuses, rebuffs, rejects, disapproves, deprecates, criticizes, rebukes, reproaches, censures, condemns, denounces, disclaims, disavows, repudiates, renounces, abjures, withholds, restrains, curbs, checks, hinders, obstructs, impedes, thwarts, frustrates, counters, contradicts, refutes, negates, nullifies, invalidates, voids, annuls, cancels, revokes, retracts, withdraws [x]

delayed start, deferred start, rescheduled start, pushed back start, postponed beginning, delayed beginning, deferred beginning, rescheduled beginning, pushed back beginning [x]

postponed operation, deferred operation, rescheduled operation, put-off operation, delayed procedure, postponed procedure, deferred procedure, rescheduled procedure, put-off procedure [x]