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delay

Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ/

Definition of delay

[with object]

make (someone or something) late or slow:the train was delayed
[no object] be late or slow; loiter:time being of the essence, they delayed no longer
postpone or defer (an action):he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates

a period of time by which something is late or postponed:a two-hour delay long delays in obtaining passports
[mass noun] the action of delaying or being delayed:I set off without delay
Electronics the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception.
an electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal.

Derivatives

Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb)

Definition of delay in the US English dictionary

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