delay vs remit

delay and remit both are nouns.

delay and remit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No
remit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, remit is a hyponym of delay; that is, remit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delay:

delay: act later than planned, scheduled, or required
remit: hold back to a later time

Other hyponyms of delay include hesitate, pause, dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall, defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table.

delay (noun)	remit (noun)
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time	(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
time during which some action is awaited	the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with

delay (verb)	remit (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
stop or halt	diminish or abate
slow the growth or development of	release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
act later than planned, scheduled, or required	refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
	forgive
	send (money) in payment
	hold back to a later time

Difference between delay and remit

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