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

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