What does delayed mean?
Definitions for delayed
de·layed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word delayed.
Princeton's WordNet
delayedadjective
not as far along as normal in development
ChatGPT
delayed
Delayed generally refers to something happening at a later time than originally planned or expected due to some kind of interruption or hindrance. It could be related to an event, action, process, or mechanism being postponed or slowed down.
Webster Dictionary
Delayed
of Delay
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of delayed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of delayed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of delayed in a Sentence
What we've done is we've delayed it so they won't be relevant in the Christmas shopping season, just in case they might have an impact on people.
We've had issues with some sweeteners, where they've been delayed, and we've had issues with cans and glass, norm Snyder have a group of people that are all working in close proximity to one another.
Rising prices during summer months reflected a combination of peak demand and larger homes for sale, as families with school-age children competed to secure a place for the new school year, in a noticeable shift, July saw real estate markets welcome a larger influx of new listings, as homeowners across the country decided to move on with pandemic-delayed plans to sell.
Many consumers delayed purchases because they could reduce available stocks which were relatively high at the end of December. Purchases were postponed. There was a slowdown in world trade in Jan-Feb.
This year they canceled, or delayed.
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- تأخيرArabic
- zpožděnýCzech
- forsinketDanish
- verzögertGerman
- καθυστερημένηGreek
- prokrastitaEsperanto
- demoradoSpanish
- myöhässäFinnish
- retardéFrench
- moillIrish
- देर सेHindi
- késleltetettHungarian
- terlambatIndonesian
- ritardatoItalian
- מוּשׁה� הHebrew
- 遅� Japanese
- ತಡವಾಯಿತುKannada
- 지연Korean
- moratusLatin
- vertraagdDutch
- forsinketNorwegian
- opóźnionyPolish
- atrasadoPortuguese
- întârziatRomanian
- отло� енныйRussian
- försenadSwedish
- தாமதமாகTamil
- ఆలస్యమైందిTelugu
- ล่าช้าThai
- gecikmişTurkish
- запізнюєтьсяUkrainian
- تاخیرUrdu
- trì hoãnVietnamese
- � 遲Chinese
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