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(noun) retardation, slowdown
the act of slowing down or falling behind
(noun) stave
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
(noun) meantime, meanwhile, interim
the time between one event, process, or period and another
meanwhile the socialists are running the government
(verb) dawdle, fall back, fall behind
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
(verb) remand, put away, put behind bars, jail, jug, immure, imprison, incarcerate, gaol
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
The suspects were imprisoned without trial; the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life