English > delay: 6 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | Time during which some action is awaited. |
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| Example | "instant replay caused too long a delay" |
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| Synonyms | hold, time lag, postponement, wait |
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| Narrower | extension | A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt |
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| moratorium | A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged |
| retardation | The extent to which something is delayed or held back |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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| Spanish | aplazamiento, atraso, demora, dilación, espera, retraso |
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| Catalan | demora, espera, retardament |
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| Verbs | delay | slow the growth or development of |
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| delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
English > delay: 6 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time. |
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| Synonym | holdup |
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| Narrower | break, interruption, disruption, gap | An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity |
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| dalliance, dawdling, trifling | The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working |
| demurrage | detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure |
| filibuster | (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation / legislation by making long speeches |
| forbearance | A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges |
| postponement, deferment, deferral | Act of putting off to a future time |
| procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally | The act of procrastinating |
| slowdown, lag, retardation | The act of slowing ... / slowing down or falling behind |
| tarriance, lingering | The act of tarrying |
| Broader | inactivity | Inactive |
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| Spanish | atraco, demora, retraso |
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| Catalan | demora, retard |
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| Verbs | delay | cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
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| delay | stop or halt |
| delay | slow the growth or development of |
English > delay: 6 senses > verb 2, stative| Meaning | Act later than planned, scheduled, or required. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | They delay a long time |
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| Example | "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
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| Narrower | hesitate, pause | interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing |
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| postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off | hold back to a later time |
| procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| procrastinate | postpone or delay needlessly |
| Broader | wait, hold off, hold back | wait before acting |
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| Spanish | atrasar, demorar, retrasarse |
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| Catalan | demorar, endarrerir, retardar |
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| Nouns | delay | time during which some action is awaited |
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