DELAY Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DELAY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| accelerate | verbv | |||||
verb • move faster • cause to move faster | ||||||
| advance | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a movement forward • a change for the better; progress in development • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • an amount paid before it is earned • increase in price or value adjective satellite • being ahead of time or need • situated ahead or going before verb • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • bring forward for consideration or acceptance • increase or raise • contribute to the progress or growth of • cause to move forward • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. • develop in a positive way • develop further • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • pay in advance • move forward • rise in rate or price | ||||||
| expedite | verbv | |||||
verb • speed up the progress of; facilitate • process fast and efficiently | ||||||
| facilitate | verbv | |||||
verb • make easier • be of use • increase the likelihood of (a response) | ||||||
| hasten | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
verb • act at high speed • move hurridly • speed up the progress of; facilitate • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||
| prompt | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
noun • a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) • (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command adjective satellite • according to schedule or without delay; on time • ready and willing or quick to act • performed with little or no delay verb • give an incentive for action • serve as the inciting cause of • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||
| quicken | verbv | |||||
verb • move faster • make keen or more acute • give life or energy to • show signs of life • give new life or energy to | ||||||
| speed up | verbv | |||||
verb • move faster • cause to move faster | ||||||
| rush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner • physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) • a sudden forceful flow • grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems • the swift release of a store of affective force • a sudden burst of activity • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line adjective satellite • not accepting reservations • done under pressure verb • move hurridly • attack suddenly • urge to an unnatural speed • act at high speed • run with the ball, in football • cause to move fast or to rush or race • cause to occur rapidly | ||||||