The Clue
Commuter's annoyance (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DELAY
Tags
Notes
The answer DELAY is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Cunctation
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Definition
DELAY as a noun:
1. (delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait) = time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
2. (delay, holdup) = the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
DELAY as a verb:
1. (delay, detain, hold up) = cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
3. (stay, detain, delay) = stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
4. (check, retard, delay) = slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"