delayed
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- adjective
- /dɪˈleɪd/
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retrasado
- And we are now two hours delayed because of weather.
And then what about the delayed gratification then?
- And then what about the delayed gratification then?
- I've had this sort of unknown delayed hypersensitivity reaction to it.
- It was you talking about the delayed measurement experiment.
- OK, so we've got this idea of a delayed potential taking form.
- Short term economic gain could also mean delayed recovery or worse for everyone.
- This this was like a delayed, this was a delayed list.
- I know that conflict delayed is conflict multiplied.
- So it's like a delayed, delayed conversion.
- It's, it's, it's, it's, it's a, it's a conscious delayed gratification.
- Real quick, man, talk about delayed but not denied.
- Exactly in real delayed time in your real time.
- So I will get to see it in a delayed form.
Examples
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The train was delayed for three hours due to the heavy snowstorm.
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And some of the big ones too are delayed diagnosis.
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Because the Nobel Prize is essentially always delayed from the discovery itself.
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You remember subways for all the times there was a delayed train that made you late to work.
Blog text (16) -
So many departures were listed as DELAYED that for a moment she dared hope her Bakersfield flight was still on the ground.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her graduation was delayed because she needed to complete an extra course.
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The release of the new software is delayed until next month, causing disappointment for many users.
Synonyms
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1.0
Arriving after the usual or expected time
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3.9
Arriving or happening later than expected
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4.4
Happening or arriving later than expected
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6.9
Happening after a long delay
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3.2
Not arriving or starting at the expected time
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A reaction that appears hours after contact with something you are allergic to
- Specialized
A gun system where the bolt is not fully locked and opens later after firing
How Late
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Delayed comes from the Latin word dilatare, which means 'to put off' or 'make later'. So, if something is delayed it was 'put off' and happens later than expected.