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Dictionary: de·lay   (dĭ-lā') pronunciation

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.

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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.

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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


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.
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pronunciation

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

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

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Quotes:

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

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Contents

In its general sense, delay refers to a lapse of time. In other contexts, it may refer to one of many topics:

Generally

Law

Telecommunications and broadcasting

Physics and electronics

  • Propagation delay, a measurement of the time for a signal to reach its destination
  • Delay line, one of any technologies for shifting a signal in time

Audio

Computer science

  • Delay (programming), a programming language construct for delaying evaluation of an expression

Music

Transportation


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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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