delay
IPA: dɪɫˈeɪ
noun
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”)
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
- To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
- (transitive, obsolete) To allay; to temper.
- (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
- (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
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Examples of "delay" in Sentences
- Their rendezvous was delayed.
- There was a delay in the reply.
- The delays are budgetary in nature.
- Apologies for the delay in the response.
- The delay is unnecessary and counterproductive.
- The delay period of the relays is shorter than that of the delay detonators.
- Lever delayed blowback utilizes leverage to delay the opening of the breech.
- If we delay, postpone, temporize, wait until the next election, it'll get worse.
- A delay circuit is provided in the device to delay the excitation of the magnet.
- A windy rainstorm today snarled highway traffic, knocked out power lines and caused numerous delays for holiday travelers.
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