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Delay
dɪˈleɪ
Delay definitions
verb
delay
delayed
delaying
delays
- make (someone or something) late or slow
"the train was delayed"
- 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
delay
delays
- a period of time by which something is late or postponed
"a two-hour delay"
- the action of delaying or being delayed
"I set off without delay"
- the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception
- an electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal