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Hi, I can't think of a one-word opposite. Not every word has an opposite. For example, what is the opposite of 'chair'?
- Hi, I can't think of a one-word opposite.
- Not every word has an opposite.
- For example, what is the opposite of 'chair'?
- Clive
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Hi,
I can't think of a one-word opposite.
Not every word has an opposite. For example, what is the opposite of 'chair'?
Clive
I can't think of a one-word opposite.
Not every word has an opposite. For example, what is the opposite of 'chair'?
Clive
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I'm not sure there is an exact opposite but you might try "expedite."
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Delay is used when a deadline or an action was moved for further date later on.
But what I want is the word that describe that deadline is been moved earlier Like from next month to this month
But what I want is the word that describe that deadline is been moved earlier Like from next month to this month
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Delay comes from "de-", Latin "off/dis-", and "laier", "leave".
So, you could indeed have "prelay" in the sense you describe, as well as "forelay" or "forlay" with the Scandinavian and Anglo-Irish suffix.
Both terms seem to exist, however, with totally different meanings. ("Forelay" according to the 1913 Webster means or meant "laying down beforehand", and "forlay", an obsolete
So, you could indeed have "prelay" in the sense you describe, as well as "forelay" or "forlay" with the Scandinavian and Anglo-Irish suffix.
Both terms seem to exist, however, with totally different meanings. ("Forelay" according to the 1913 Webster means or meant "laying down beforehand", and "forlay", an obsolete
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