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[ dih-ley ] / dɪˈleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delay ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared. to impede the process or progress of; retard; hinder: The dense fog delayed the plane's landing. verb (used without object)to put off action; linger; loiter: He delayed until it was too late. nounthe act of delaying; procrastination; loitering. an instance of being delayed: There were many delays during the train trip. the period or amount of time during which something is delayed: The ballet performance began after a half-hour delay. Origin of delay1225–75; Middle English delaien (v.), delai( e) (noun) <Old French delaier (v.), delai (noun) SYNONYMS FOR delay2 slow, detain. 3 procrastinate, tarry. 4 tarrying, dawdling. 5 deferment, postponement, respite. SEE SYNONYMS FOR delay ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for delay1. See defer1. OTHER WORDS FROM delayde·lay·a·ble, adjectivede·lay·er, nounde·lay·ing·ly, adverbpre·de·lay, noun, verb un·de·lay·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·lay·ing, adjectiveun·de·lay·ing·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for delayWe need to a better job of explaining that women use birth control for much more than delaying or avoiding motherhood. The Pill Is More Than Birth Control|Keli Goff|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST He protests his innocence but is delaying the case as long as possible. A Woman Blogger’s Scoop Helped Save Tunisia From Islamists|Thomas A. Bass|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST A House Republican proposal to extend the shutdown while delaying the debt-ceiling default is therefore DOA. Paralyzed by Polarization|John Avlon|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Boehner and senior aides repeatedly tweeted that the House vote was really about “fairness” in delaying the individual mandate. The Suicidal Shutdown: Hyper-Partisan Fever Rules the Government|John Avlon|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet delaying reform through endless negotiation was only one of the games Wall Street lobbyists have played. The Roots of the Next Financial Crisis: How Wall Street Undermines Reform|Lawrence Lessig|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST In tents and in houses there was the same longing and the same distress; all were asking one another what was delaying Hamilcar. Salammbo|Gustave Flaubert How far, then, can he safely go in delaying the cause for the benefit of, and in pursuance of the instructions of his client? An Essay on Professional Ethics|George Sharswood More and more numerous grew the buffaloes, delaying the boats with their countless herds stampeding across the Yellowstone. The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye How bitterly I blamed myself for delaying to report the matter to the consul! In Strange Company|Guy Boothby It is likely that Columbus kept up his applications to the Court, and received polite and delaying replies. Christopher Columbus, Complete|Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for delay
verb(tr) to put off to a later time; defer (tr) to slow up, hinder, or cause to be late; detain (intr) to be irresolute or put off doing something; procrastinate (intr) to linger; dawdle nounthe act or an instance of delaying or being delayed the interval between one event and another; lull; interlude Derived forms of delaydelayer, nounWord Origin for delayC13: from Old French delaier, from des- off + laier, variant of laissier to leave, from Latin laxāre to loosen, from laxus slack, lax Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to delaystoppage, lag, setback, moratorium, postponement, suspension, problem, wait, obstruct, defer, restrict, suspend, bar, detain, shelve, prevent, withhold, stay, prolong, stall |