to slow down; to impede; to make someone late / to delay; to postpone when something takes place; to put off

obstacle, hindrance, impediment

hinder, check, obstruct, impede

a plan, planning, schedule, conception

to plan, to make a plan, to plot, to lay out

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

personal, private / secret