delay¹ /di-lāˈ/

1. To put off to another time
2. To defer
3. To hinder or retard (eg an engine's timing)

To pause, linger, or put off time

1. A putting off or deferring
2. The (amount of) time during which something is put off
3. A pause
4. A hindrance
5. A device by which the operation of a mechanism can be timed to take place after an interval

delayˈer noun

delayˈingly adverb

delayed action noun

The operation of a switch, detonation of explosives, etc some time after the mechanism has been set

delayed drop noun (aeronautics)

A parachute descent in which the parachutist deliberately delays pulling the ripcord

delayed neutron noun (physics)

A neutron emitted with an apparent delay during fission which arises from the breakdown of fission products, not the primary fission (cf prompt neutron under prompt)

delay line noun (elec)

A device for delaying the transmission of an electrical signal

delay² /di-lāˈ/ (Spenser, etc)

To temper, dilute, weaken

• self-punishments
• self-questioning
• self-raised
• self-raising
• self-realisation
• self-realization
• self-recording
• self-rectifying
• self-referential
• self-referentiality
• self-referentially
• self-referring
• self-regard
• self-regarding
• self-registering
• self-regulating
• self-regulation
• self-regulatory
• self-reliance
• self-reliant
• self-reliantly
• self-relying
• self-renunciation
• self-renunciations
• self-repeating