Power and might
Al-Muʾakhkhir ٱلْمُؤَخِّر
The Delayer: the One who holds back whom and what He wills, to an appointed term.
Reported in the list of ninety-nine · root أ خ ر
Why Allah uses this name
The pair of in the same ; the Qurʾān states that He delays people to a stated term rather than out of neglect.
Take this with you
A delay is a decision, not an oversight. Ask while you wait.
'…but He delays them (yuʾakhkhiruhum) for a specified term' (16:61).
Qurʾān 16:61; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 771
Where it appears in the Qur'an
This name is reported in the list of ninety-nine, but the Qur'an says it as a verb or a phrase rather than as this single word, so there is no word-for-word occurrence to list. The reasoning above cites the āyāt it is taken from.
Names close to this one
Al-ʿAzīz ٱلْعَزِيز
The Almighty: possessor of might that is never overcome, and of honour no one can strip away.
Al-Jabbār ٱلْجَبَّار
The Compeller who also mends: His will is carried out, and He restores what is broken.
Al-Qahhār ٱلْقَهَّار
The Subduer: everything is under His domination, willingly or not.
Al-Khāfiḍ ٱلْخَافِض
The Abaser: the One who brings low those who raise themselves against the truth.
Ar-Rāfiʿ ٱلرَّافِع
The Exalter: the One who raises whom He wills in rank, in this life and the next.
Al-Muʿizz ٱلْمُعِزّ
The Giver of Honour: the One who grants dignity and strength to whom He wills.
Al-Mudhill ٱلْمُذِلّ
The Giver of Dishonour: the One who humbles whom He wills.
Al-Qawī ٱلْقَوِىّ
The All-Strong: complete strength that never tires or weakens.