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A period of delay. Obsolete.
A delay; a digression. Obsolete.
A short space of time; a delay. Obsolete. rare.
gen. A postponement, an agreed delay, a deliberate temporary suspension of some activity, etc. Frequently with on.
A delay in the explosion of the charge of a gun or of a blasting charge. Also transferred.
A delay, pause, postponement. Also attributive.