A delay; a digression. Obsolete.

Departure or deviation from the subject in discourse or writing; an instance of this. (The earliest and most frequent sense.)

= digression, n. 2.

figurative and in figurative contexts. A shifting of position; a deviation; a digression. Obsolete.

A parenthesis; a digression. Obsolete.

A wandering in speech or writing; a rambling from the subject under consideration; a digression or divagation. Obsolete (passing into sense 5).

Deviation from a definite path or course. A deviation from the direct course in argument or discourse; ‘ramble from a subject’ (Johnson); a…

= excursus, n. 2.

A deviation, a digression.

A passage introduced into a context with which it has no connection; an irrelevant digression. Obsolete.

Something transversal or lying athwart, a transverse line; figurative a deviation, digression. Obsolete. rare.

In speech or discussion: A digression.

A part of a speech or text which digresses from the main subject. Obsolete. rare.

A digression, wandering. Obsolete.

A digression.

figurative. A turning aside from the subject, a digression. Obsolete. rare.

The insertion or interpolation of a clause, phrase, or word into a spoken or written passage as an explanation or exposition; a parenthetic…

An instance of straying from the subject one is supposed to be talking about; rambling or evasive talk.

figurative. A diversion from a central issue or straight course; a digression, a wrong direction. Also: an error, a mistake.

A digression in which some incidental point is discussed at length.