Delay vs. Hinder — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Delay and Hinder
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Definitions
Delay
Make (someone or something) late or slow
The train was delayed
Hinder
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Joe "Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King, joining in 2003, solidifying the line-up. The band released four studio albums with Winkler; Extreme Behavior (2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010) and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012).
Delay
A period of time by which something is late or postponed
A two-hour delay
Long delays in obtaining passports
Hinder
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior
An animal's hind legs.
The hinder part of a steer.
Delay
To postpone until a later time; defer.
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Hinder
Variant of hind1.
Delay
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired
Heavy traffic delayed us.
Hinder
To obstruct or delay the progress of
A snowfall hindered the mountain climbers.
Lack of funds that hindered research.
Delay
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
Hinder
To interfere with action or progress.
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Delay
The act of delaying; postponement
Responded without delay.
Hinder
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
A drought hinders the growth of plants.
Delay
The condition of being delayed; detainment.
Hinder
(ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
She hindered a man from committing suicide.
Delay
The period of time during which one is delayed.
Hinder
To cause harm.
Delay
The interval of time between two events.
Hinder
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
The hinder end of a wagon
The hinder parts of a horse
Delay
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
The delay before the echo of a sound
Hinder
The buttocks.
Delay
(music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
Hinder
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse.
He was in the hinder part of the ship.
Delay
Synonym of promise
Hinder
To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; - often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.
Them that were entering in ye hindered.
I hinder you too long.
Delay
(chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
Hinder
To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right?
Delay
(ambitransitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
Hinder
To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written.
Delay
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
Hinder
Be a hindrance or obstacle to;
She is impeding the progress of our project
Delay
To allay; to temper.
Hinder
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;
His brother blocked him at every turn
Delay
(obsolete) To dilute, temper.
Hinder
Put at a disadvantage;
The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements
Delay
(obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
Hinder
Located at or near the back of an animal;
Back (or hind) legs
The hinder part of a carcass
Delay
A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.
The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day.
Delay
To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
My lord delayeth his coming.
Delay
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayedThe huddling brook to hear his madrigal.
Delay
To allay; to temper.
The watery showers delay the raging wind.
Delay
To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten.
Delay
Time during which some action is awaited;
Instant replay caused too long a delay
He ordered a hold in the action
Delay
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Delay
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
Delay
Act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
Delay
Stop or halt;
Please stay the bloodshed!
Delay
Slow the growth or development of;
The brain damage will retard the child's language development
