to delay
562
1.4
- verb
- /dɪˈleɪ/
:
retrasar
- The storm will delay the flight by at least two hours.
- delay surgery
- delay the onset
- delayed response
So timing matters and delaying is almost always wrong.
- So timing matters and delaying is almost always wrong.
- I wanted to do internships to delay and postpone graduation.
- So you stop guessing, you delay your guessing way further.
- So I'm not appealing just to delay paying the money I owe you.
- So this now has just been delayed two years, three years roughly.
- And he can defer and delay to a certain extent.
- But I wouldn't want to delay people getting appropriate treatment.
- So on the way there, our flight got delayed multiple times.
- And but we've had things get delayed like you don't mess with the zohan.
- This isn't about delaying for hours, God no.
Examples
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But the selling of the house was delayed by a terrible flood.
Fiction book (1991) -
But is that a reason to delay rate cuts or not?
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There really is nothing you can eat to delay that process.
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The lawyer meant well: "I'll do us a favor and try to delay until after Christmas, O.K.?"
Fiction book (1990) -
The net effect upon the Allies, meanwhile, was to delay their final victory in Europe by six weeks.
Fiction book (1990) -
Their express mission, of course, was to delay the Americans as long as possible and then to die.
Fiction book (1990) -
- Yes, I'm afraid our journey was somewhat delayed.
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So timing matters and delaying is almost always wrong.
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When you delay feedback, you delay the value you're placing on it.
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Our flight was delayed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stay in one place or delay action until something happens
374
4.8
To delay someone or make them late
234
3.4
To delay something until a later time because of a problem
166
4.3
To delay doing something on purpose to get more time
113
2.9
Delay something until a later time
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
90
2.8
To cause a delay in plans or progress
83
3.9
To delay doing something until someone answers or a situation changes
78
3.8
To wait before doing something
45
4.4
To delay someone or something so they are late
37
4.2
To wait before doing something
26
6.5
To delay doing something you should do because you avoid it
26
8.4
To make something happen more slowly
23
4.1
To delay something on purpose to get more time to prepare
16
3.5
Wait before doing something because you feel unsure
15
5.5
To delay something until a later time
13
7.3
To delay discussion or a decision about something until later
6
4.8
To delay doing something to get more time
1
6.1
Delay something on purpose to have more time before a decision
Antonyms
Compounds
1
2.1
A time when cars and other vehicles move slowly and sometimes stop because of heavy traffic or an accident
- Specialized
An electronic circuit that makes a signal arrive later by a certain amount of time
- Specialized
A device that delays electrical signals by letting electromagnetic waves travel along it
- Archaic
A device that delays electrical signals by turning them into sound waves that travel and become electrical signals again
- Specialized
A device that measures the time difference between two events very precisely
- Specialized
A time when data takes longer to travel across a computer network, causing lag
How Late
206
2.4
141
3.9
234
3.4
562
1.4
166
4.3
957
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Delay comes from the old French delayer and Latin dilatare, which mean 'put off' or 'make longer', so to delay something is to make it happen later or to slow it down.