Translate delay | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of delay
verb
[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
noun
a period of time by which something is late or postponed:a two-hour delay long delays in obtaining passports 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 that introduces a time interval, especially in an audio signal.
