extension vs delay

delay vs extension

extension and delay both are nouns.

extension is not a verb while delay is a verb.

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

As nouns, delay is a hypernym of extension; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than extension:

extension: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
delay: time during which some action is awaited

Other hypernyms of extension include hold, postponement, time lag, wait.

extension (noun)	delay (noun)
an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb	time during which some action is awaited
act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
an addition that extends a main building
an addition to the length of something
an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
amount or degree or range to which something extends
the ability to raise the working leg high in the air
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

extension (verb)	delay (verb)
	cause to be slowed down or delayed
	stop or halt
	slow the growth or development of
	act later than planned, scheduled, or required

Difference between extension and delay

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