Meaning of 'delay'
Meaning of 'delay' (Webster Dictionary)
- To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time
of or before.
- 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.
- To allay; to temper. - A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance. - To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
- 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.
- To allay; to temper. - A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance. - To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
Meaning of 'delay' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- time during which some action is awaited
- time during which some action is awaited
Example in sentence:
- he ordered a hold in the action;
- instant replay caused too long a delay
Meaning (2):
- act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Example in sentence:
- Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
Meaning (3):
- stop or halt
- stop or halt
Example in sentence:
- Please stay the bloodshed!
Meaning (4):
- slow the growth or development of
- slow the growth or development of
Example in sentence:
- The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Meaning (5):
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
Example in sentence:
- she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform;
- Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
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