afterthought armed robbery arrest arrestation arrestment asportation assault and robbery banditry bank robbery bind block blockage blocking bureaucratic delay cattle lifting cattle stealing check clogging closing up closure constriction cramp dead time deceleration delay delayage delayed reaction detainment detention double take drag dragging ease-off ease-up exploitation extortion fixation flagging foot-dragging gain halt hampering hang-up heist highway robbery hijacking hindering hindrance holdback hysteresis impediment inhibition interference interim interruption jam lag lagging let letdown letup loan-sharking logjam minus acceleration moratorium mugging negativism nuisance value obstruction obstructionism occlusion opposition output lag overassessment overcharge paperasserie pause pocket picking process lag purse snatching red tape red-tapeism red-tapery repression reprieve resistance respite restraint restriction retardance retardation retardment robbery robbing setback shylocking slack-up slackening slow-up slowdown slowing slowing down slowness slowup squeeze stay stay of execution stickup stickup job stop stoppage stranglehold stricture suppression surcharge suspension throughput tie-up time constants time lag time lead usury wait