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- DictionaryDe·lay/dəˈlā/
verb
- 1. make (someone or something) late or slow: "the train was delayed"
noun
- 1. a period of time by which something is late or postponed: "a two-hour delay"
A delay is a wait or a postponement. An unexpected delay before the start of a play might make the audience restless and noisy. During a delay, you have to wait around for things to begin. Delay is also a verb: "That burnt pizza is going to delay dinner for at least another hour."
[countable, uncountable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late. Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. to experience/suffer delays. to avoid/minimize further delays. Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected. a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay.
4 days ago · delay in British English. (dɪˈleɪ ) verb. 1. (transitive) to put off to a later time; defer. 2. (transitive) to slow up, hinder, or cause to be late; detain. 3. (intransitive) to be irresolute or put off doing something; procrastinate.
to cause someone or something to be slow or late: [ often passive ] I was delayed by traffic. delay. noun [ C, U ] uk / dɪˈleɪ / us. A2. a period when you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen: An accident caused long delays on the UK motorway / US freeway. More examples.
[intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time synonym defer. Don't delay—call us today! We can't delay much longer. delay something Heavy hail showers delayed the start of the race. to delay the launch/release/publication of something.
Delay definition: to put off to a later time; defer; postpone. See examples of DELAY used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧lay1 /dɪˈleɪ/ W3 noun 1 [ countable] when someone or something has to wait, or the length of the waiting time Sorry for the delay, Mr Weaver. delay in Why was there a delay in warning the public? delay of a delay of about an hour long/considerable/slight etc delay Long delays are expected on...
