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
- The flight was delayed by two hours due to bad weather conditions
- We apologized for the delay in response to your email
- The delivery of the package was delayed due to a transportation issue
- Please excuse the delay in starting the meeting, we were waiting for a key team member to arrive
- Due to a technical glitch, there will be a delay in processing your online order
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