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Meaning of delay
1 definition found
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delay
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
[syn: {delay}, {hold}, {time lag}, {postponement}, {wait}]
2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being
put off until a later time [syn: {delay}, {holdup}]
v 1: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by
the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't
want to perform" [syn: {delay}, {detain}, {hold up}] [ant:
{hurry}, {rush}]
2: act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay
your application to graduate school or else it won't be
considered"
3: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: {stay},
{detain}, {delay}]
4: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will
retard the child's language development" [syn: {check},
{retard}, {delay}]
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