Definitions of delay [ɪˈleɪ]

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Definition of 'delay'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) delay
to put off to a later time; postpone.

2. delay
to impede the process or progress of; retard:
The fog delayed the plane's landing.

3. (v.i.) delay
to put off action; linger; loiter.

4. (n.) delay
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.

5. delay
an instance of being delayed.

Etymology: (1225–75; < OF delaier (v.), delai (n.))

Definition of 'delay'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

2. (verb) delay, holdup
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

3. (verb) delay, detain, hold up
cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

4. (verb) delay
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

5. (verb) stay, detain, delay
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"

6. (verb) check, retard, delay
slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

Definition of 'delay'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) delay
a period of waiting when sb or sth is later than expected
a series of delays in the process; the six-hour delay of the flight; Surgery should be performed without delay.

2. (verb) delay
to start sth later than planned
They delayed the start of the race.; Don't delay - send your donation now!

3. delay
to cause sb to be late or slow
She was delayed by a family emergency.

Definition of 'delay'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) delay
to put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before

2. (noun) delay
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

3. (noun) delay
to allay; to temper

4. delay
a putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance

5. (verb) delay
to move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry

Translation of 'delay'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to put off to another time We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.
Afrikaans: vertraag, uitstel	Arabic: يُؤَجِّل	Bulgarian: отлагам
Brazilian: adiar	Czech: odložit	German: verschieben
Danish: udskyde; udsætte	Greek: αναβάλλω	Spanish: aplazar, retrasar
Estonian: (millegagi) viivitama	Farsi: به تاخیر انداختن	Finnish: viive
French: retarder	Hebrew: לִדְחוֹת	Hindi: देरी करना
Croatian: odgoditi, odlagati	Hungarian: elhalaszt	Indonesian: menunda
Icelandic: töf	Italian: ritardare	Japanese: 延ばす
Korean: 연기하다	Lithuanian: atidėti	Latvian: atlikt
Malay: menunda	Dutch: uitstellen	Norwegian: utsette, forhale
Polish: odkładać	Persian: به تاخیر انداختن	Pashto: ويشل، وركول (لكه دګوزار):
Portuguese: adiar	Romanian: a amâna, a întârzia	Russian: откладывать, переносить
Slovak: odložiť	Slovenian: odložiti	Serbian: odlagati
Swedish: skjuta upp, dröja med	Thai: ล่าช้า	Turkish: ertelemek
Taiwanese: 延後	Ukrainian: відкладати	Urdu: ملتوی کرنا
Vietnamese: làm chậm trễ	Chinese: 推迟
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