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Meaning of
delay
in English
delay
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Plural
delays
Past Tense
delayed
Participle Verb
delaying
Third Person Singular
delays
Definitions
Verb
to
postpone
or
defer
until
later
The
meeting
was
delayed
due
to
technical
issues
.
to
retard
or
hinder
progress
The
traffic
congestion
will
delay
our
journey
.
Noun
a
period
of
waiting
;
procrastination
;
inactivity
There
was
a
significant
delay
between
the
audio
and
video
signals
.
an
audio
effect
introducing
time
offset
The
company's
financial
troubles
led
to
a
delay
in
paying
employee
salaries
.
a
time
allowance
before
a
clock
starts
ticking
The
athlete
was
given
a
delay
of
10
seconds
before
the
start
of
the
race
.
