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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•lay /dɪˈleɪ/USA pronunciation v. - to put off to a later time;
postpone: [ ~ + verb-ing]:The principal delayed opening the school.[ ~ + obj]:The committee delayed action on the matter. - [ ~ + obj] to interfere with the progress of;
slow down;
hold back:The fog delayed the plane's landing. - [no obj] to put off action;
linger;
loiter:If you delay now, you'll just have to do more later.
n. - the act of delaying;
procrastination;
loitering:[uncountable]Please finish your work without delay. - a postponement:[countable]a delay of forty-eight hours.
- an act or instance of being delayed;
stoppage:[countable]The delay was caused by a three-car accident.
de•lay•er, n. [countable]de•lay•ing, adj. [before a noun]:delaying tactics designed to wear us out. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•lay (di lā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to put off to a later time;
defer;
postpone:The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared. - to impede the process or progress of;
retard;
hinder:The dense fog delayed the plane's landing.
v.i. - to put off action;
linger;
loiter:He delayed until it was too late.
n. - the act of delaying;
procrastination;
loitering. - an instance of being delayed:There were many delays during the train trip.
- the period or amount of time during which something is delayed:The ballet performance began after a half-hour delay.
- Old French delaier (verb, verbal), delai (noun, nominal)
- Middle English delaien (verb, verbal), delai(e) (noun, nominal) 1225–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See defer1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slow, detain.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged procrastinate, tarry.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tarrying, dawdling.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deferment, postponement, respite.
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