Uk English Meaning of delay

delay

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Definitions and Meaning of delay in English

Wordnet

delay (n)

time during which some action is awaited

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Wordnet

delay (v)

cause to be slowed down or delayed

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

stop or halt

slow the growth or development of

Webster

delay (v.)

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Webster

delay (n.)

To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

To allay; to temper.

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delay (v. i.)

To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

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delay

time during which some action is awaited, the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time, cause to be slowed down or de

wait,detention,postponement,deferment,deferral,detainment,hesitation,holdback,holding pattern,lag

haste,rush,dispatch,promptness,promptitude

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