delayern.

Brit.

/dᵻˈleɪə/, U.S.

/dəˈleɪər/,

/diˈleɪər/

Forms: see delay v.¹ and -er suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delay v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < delay v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Compare Middle French dilayeur, Middle French, French †delayeur procrastinator, person who postpones something (mid 16th cent.).

a. A person who postpones or defers taking action; a procrastinator. Formerly also: †a person who lingers in a place (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays

tarrier1382

delayer1509

postponer1533

prolonger1548

proroguer1551

deferrer1552

waiter upon God1592

procrastinator1607

temporizer1609

protracter1611

protractor1611

retarder1644

cunctator1654

adjourner1738

postponator1775

putter-off1803

tomorrower1810

offput1856

shelver1881

staller1937

1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) xcvii. sig. Bb.vi (heading) Of delayers, and vayne reporters.

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iii. 81 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Maximinus..with his Fleet came upon the coast of Epirus, where he spent the time to no purpose, being no Souldier, a coward, and an extream delayer.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xi. 44 To quicken the delayer in his resolutions.

1890 Blackwood's Mag. 147 267 The scene is crowded with the dear delayers Whose part is over, but they do not go.

2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 27 Aug. Joseph Ferrari..an expert on procrastination has found that 20 per cent of the world's population are chronic delayers.

†b. With infinitive expressing the action which is postponed or deferred. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1615 R. Rogers Comm. Bk. Judges xxii. 180 Euen so the carelesse delayer to get faith and repentance, shall perish, as he that hates to be reformed.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 13 Nov. (1855) 93 Refuisers or delayers to mak peyment.

a1732 T. Boston View this & Other World (1775) 397 Delayers to make ready seem to imagine, that it is in their own hand to put themselves in readiness, when they think good.

2. With of or preceding modifying word. A person who or thing which slows down, hinders, or postpones a particular action, process, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who

delayer?1518

hold-back1581

pullback1584

tarriance1598

tarrier1622

retarder1644

checker1845

drag1857

liability1938

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Ciiij Cratchers of coyne, delayers of processe Prolongynge causes, and makynge wronge of ryght.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 26 The furtherer or delayer of his owne grace.

a1745 J. Swift Char. Henry II in Wks. (1768) XIII. 320 A delayer of justice.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Jan. 6/1 He was a Yankee inventor. He had patented early-rising machines, burglar delayers..and..other curious appliances.

1997 Jrnl. Nietzsche Stud. Spring 25 The Germans became the consummate delayers of all cultural progress in Europe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

delayerv.

Brit.

/ˌdiːˈleɪə/, U.S.

/ˌdiˈleɪər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, layer v.

Etymology: < de- prefix + layer v.

1. intransitive. To remove a layer of clothing.

ΚΠ

1980 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 16 Feb. 19/1 If it gets too warm, it's time to start de-layering.

2019 @mclovespizza 8 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Jan. 2019) I've got loads of good winter running clothes but I usually end up too hot and delayering as I run.

2. transitive and intransitive. In business jargon: to streamline (a company or organization) by reducing the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. by removing layers of middle management. Also transitive (euphemistic): to dismiss (a person) from employment, esp. from a senior or managerial role.

ΚΠ

1983 R. E. Levinson Decentralized Company xi. 183 He delayered the organization and did away with corporate supervision, which he felt had a stifling effect.

1995 Financial Post (Toronto) (Nexis) 15 Apr. 49 The company delayered, dissolving the four groups that were positioned between its 15 business units and its most senior executives.

2007 Sunday Times (Nexis) 14 Jan. (Business section) 7 The board has sacked—or in its phrase, ‘de-layered’—Alain Levy as chairman and chief executive.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 5 July His proposed solution was to..strip out unnecessary management and radically delayer the organisation.

Derivatives

deˈlayered adj. (of a company or organization) that has been streamlined through a reduction of the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. through the removal of middle management.

ΚΠ

1988 L. VanBremen in H. Ernstthal & V. Jefferson Princ. Assoc. Managem. (ed. 2) iv. 30 Probably the most radical of the successful delayered corporations are W. L. Gore, which has no titles or bosses, and Hayes Microcomputer, which has no executive offices.

2015 R. Sakurada in N. Kambayashi Japanese Managem. in Change xii. 187 Delayered organizational hierarchies resulted in fewer promotional opportunities.

deˈlayering n. the practice or process of streamlining a company or organization by reducing the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. by removing layers of middle management.

ΚΠ

1983 Amer. Banker 19 July 4/3 This ‘delayering’, which involved the elimination of personnel between department and divisional heads, has speeded up customer service and done away with the need for numerous time-consuming meetings.

2002 P. Augar & J. Palmer Rise Player Manager ii. 33 Downsizing, delayering and decentralizing produced smaller and flatter organizations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delayer
释义	delayern. Brit. /dᵻˈleɪə/, U.S. /dəˈleɪər/, /diˈleɪər/ Forms: see delay v.¹ and -er suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: delay v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < delay v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Compare Middle French dilayeur, Middle French, French †delayeur procrastinator, person who postpones something (mid 16th cent.). 1. a. A person who postpones or defers taking action; a procrastinator. Formerly also: †a person who lingers in a place (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays tarrier1382 delayer1509 postponer1533 prolonger1548 proroguer1551 deferrer1552 waiter upon God1592 procrastinator1607 temporizer1609 protracter1611 protractor1611 retarder1644 cunctator1654 adjourner1738 postponator1775 putter-off1803 tomorrower1810 offput1856 shelver1881 staller1937 1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) xcvii. sig. Bb.vi (heading) Of delayers, and vayne reporters. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre iii. 81 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Maximinus..with his Fleet came upon the coast of Epirus, where he spent the time to no purpose, being no Souldier, a coward, and an extream delayer. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xi. 44 To quicken the delayer in his resolutions. 1890 Blackwood's Mag. 147 267 The scene is crowded with the dear delayers Whose part is over, but they do not go. 2012 Daily Mail (Nexis) 27 Aug. Joseph Ferrari..an expert on procrastination has found that 20 per cent of the world's population are chronic delayers. †b. With infinitive expressing the action which is postponed or deferred. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1615 R. Rogers Comm. Bk. Judges xxii. 180 Euen so the carelesse delayer to get faith and repentance, shall perish, as he that hates to be reformed. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 13 Nov. (1855) 93 Refuisers or delayers to mak peyment. a1732 T. Boston View this & Other World (1775) 397 Delayers to make ready seem to imagine, that it is in their own hand to put themselves in readiness, when they think good. 2. With of or preceding modifying word. A person who or thing which slows down, hinders, or postpones a particular action, process, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who delayer?1518 hold-back1581 pullback1584 tarriance1598 tarrier1622 retarder1644 checker1845 drag1857 liability1938 ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Ciiij Cratchers of coyne, delayers of processe Prolongynge causes, and makynge wronge of ryght. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 26 The furtherer or delayer of his owne grace. a1745 J. Swift Char. Henry II in Wks. (1768) XIII. 320 A delayer of justice. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Jan. 6/1 He was a Yankee inventor. He had patented early-rising machines, burglar delayers..and..other curious appliances. 1997 Jrnl. Nietzsche Stud. Spring 25 The Germans became the consummate delayers of all cultural progress in Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). delayerv. Brit. /ˌdiːˈleɪə/, U.S. /ˌdiˈleɪər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, layer v. Etymology: < de- prefix + layer v. 1. intransitive. To remove a layer of clothing. ΚΠ 1980 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 16 Feb. 19/1 If it gets too warm, it's time to start de-layering. 2019 @mclovespizza 8 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 11 Jan. 2019) I've got loads of good winter running clothes but I usually end up too hot and delayering as I run. 2. transitive and intransitive. In business jargon: to streamline (a company or organization) by reducing the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. by removing layers of middle management. Also transitive (euphemistic): to dismiss (a person) from employment, esp. from a senior or managerial role. ΚΠ 1983 R. E. Levinson Decentralized Company xi. 183 He delayered the organization and did away with corporate supervision, which he felt had a stifling effect. 1995 Financial Post (Toronto) (Nexis) 15 Apr. 49 The company delayered, dissolving the four groups that were positioned between its 15 business units and its most senior executives. 2007 Sunday Times (Nexis) 14 Jan. (Business section) 7 The board has sacked—or in its phrase, ‘de-layered’—Alain Levy as chairman and chief executive. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 5 July His proposed solution was to..strip out unnecessary management and radically delayer the organisation. Derivatives deˈlayered adj. (of a company or organization) that has been streamlined through a reduction of the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. through the removal of middle management. ΚΠ 1988 L. VanBremen in H. Ernstthal & V. Jefferson Princ. Assoc. Managem. (ed. 2) iv. 30 Probably the most radical of the successful delayered corporations are W. L. Gore, which has no titles or bosses, and Hayes Microcomputer, which has no executive offices. 2015 R. Sakurada in N. Kambayashi Japanese Managem. in Change xii. 187 Delayered organizational hierarchies resulted in fewer promotional opportunities. deˈlayering n. the practice or process of streamlining a company or organization by reducing the number of levels in the hierarchy of staff, esp. by removing layers of middle management. ΚΠ 1983 Amer. Banker 19 July 4/3 This ‘delayering’, which involved the elimination of personnel between department and divisional heads, has speeded up customer service and done away with the need for numerous time-consuming meetings. 2002 P. Augar & J. Palmer Rise Player Manager ii. 33 Downsizing, delayering and decentralizing produced smaller and flatter organizations. 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