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retard
verbgeneral usecommon/ʁɨtɐɾˈdaɾ/re·tar·dar
Definition
1To make slower; to cause something to happen later than expected.
Usage examples
“Bad weather served to retard the plane's departure.”
“Bureaucracy tends to retard the completion of projects.”
Common combinations
retard the processretard the clockretard development