v., -layed, -lay·ing, -lays.

v.tr.

1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.

v.intr.

To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

n.

1. The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay.
2. The condition of being delayed; detainment.
3. The period of time during which one is delayed.
4. The interval of time between two events.

[Middle English delaien, from Anglo-Norman delaier, from Old French deslaier : des-, de- + laier, to leave, of Germanic origin.]

delayer de·lay'er n.

verb

1. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer, hold off, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. Idioms: put on ice. See do/not do.
2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, slow (down or up), stall. See help/harm/harmless, time.
3. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one'sfeetheels, mark time, take one's time. See fast/slow/velocity.

noun

1. The act of putting off or the condition of being put off: adjournment, deferment, deferral, postponement, stay, suspension, waiver. See time.
2. The condition or fact of being made late or slow: detainment, holdup, lag, retardation. See help/harm/harmless, time.

n

Definition: deferment, interruption
Antonyms: advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hastening, hurry, rush, speed

v

Definition: cause stop in action
Antonyms: advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed

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Prolonged beyond the time normally required.

• d. hypersensitivity — see delayed hypersensitivity.
• d. neurotoxic effects — a characteristic effect of the neurotoxins in industrial triaryl phosphates.
• d. ovulation — individual cows appear to have a prolonged follicular phase in their estral cycle, usually about 48 hours.
• d. primary closure — the surgical closing of a wound several days after the injury because the wound was initially too contaminated to close. Union of the wound closed in this manner is called healing by third intention.

IN BRIEF: To put off to a later time; postpone.

You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

Quotes:

"A delay is better than disaster." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udsætte, sinke, forhale
v. intr. - være langsommelig, tøve
n. - forsinkelse, ventetid, hindring

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstellen, vertragen, ophouden, talmen, op zich laten wachten, tijd rekken/winnen, uitstel, vertraging

Français (French)
v. tr. - différer, retarder, ralentir, remettre, tarder
v. intr. - s'attarder (en faisant)
n. - retardement, arrêt, retard, ralentissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschieben, verzögern, aufhalten, auf sich warten lassen
n. - Verzögerung, Verspätung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθυστερώ, αργοπορώ, βραδύνω, παρελκύω, αναστέλλω, παρακωλύω
n. - καθυστέρηση, αργοπορία, παρέλκυση, χρονοτριβή

Italiano (Italian)
rimandare, ritardare, trattenere, tardare, rinvio, ostacolo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - atrasar, adiar, demorar
n. - atraso (m), adiamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
откладывать, задерживать, отсрочка, задержка

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aplazar, demorar, retrasar, retardar, estorbar, entretener, tardar, posponer, impedir
v. intr. - estorbar, entretener, tardar, atrasarse
n. - demora, dilación, retraso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försena, skjuta upp, uppehålla, hindra
n. - dröjsmål, försening

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
延缓, 耽搁, 使延期, 延误, 拖延, 迟滞

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 延緩, 耽擱, 使延期, 延誤
v. intr. - 拖延, 耽擱
n. - 耽擱, 遲滯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~를 미루다, ~의 진행을 훼방하다
v. intr. - 꾸물거리다
n. - 지연, 지연 회로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遅れ, 延期
v. - 遅らせる, 延期する, ぐずぐずする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتأخر, يؤخر, يؤجل (الاسم) تأخير, تأخر, تأجيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיכב, דחה‬
v. intr. - ‮השתהה‬
n. - ‮השהיה, שהייה, עיכוב, דחייה‬

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