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delaying
de·lay D0108800 (dĭ-lā′)v. de·layed, de·lay·ing, de·lays v.tr.1. To postpone until a later time; defer.2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.v.intr. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.n.1. The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay.2. The condition of being delayed; detainment.3. The period of time during which one is delayed.4. The interval of time between two events.
[Middle English delaien, from Anglo-Norman delaier, from Old French deslaier : des-, de- + laier, to leave, of Germanic origin; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
de·lay′er n.Thesaurusdelayingadjective hindering, obstructive, halting, procrastinating, retardant, temporizing, cunctative (rare), moratory Delaying tactics were used to postpone the report.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeedelaydelaying
Related to delaying: satisfyingSynonyms for delayingadj hinderingSynonyms- hindering
- obstructive
- halting
- procrastinating
- retardant
- temporizing
- cunctative
- moratory
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