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Detailed Synonyms for delay in English

delay:

delay [the ~] noun

  1. the delay
    the delay; the postponement; the suspension; the stoppage; the stop
  2. the delay
    the postponement; the suspension; the delay; the respite
  3. the delay
    the respite; the delay; the reprive
  4. the delay
    the delay; the holdup
  5. the delay
    – the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time 1
    the delay; the holdup
    – the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time 1
  6. the delay
    – time during which some action is awaited 1
    the hold; the delay; the wait; the postponement; the time lag
    – time during which some action is awaited 1
  7. the delay
    – The amount of time between the scheduled start of a task and the time when work should actually begin on the task; it is often used to resolve resource overallocations. There are two types of delay: assignment delay and leveling delay. 2
    the delay
    – The amount of time between the scheduled start of a task and the time when work should actually begin on the task; it is often used to resolve resource overallocations. There are two types of delay: assignment delay and leveling delay. 2

to delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)

  1. to delay
    to delay; to retard; to deter; to stop
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • retard verb (retards, retarded, retarding)
    • deter verb (deters, deterred, deterring)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
  2. to delay
    to procrastinate; to dawdle; to linger; to retard; to saunter; to tarry; to delay; to put off
    • procrastinate verb (procrastinates, procrastinated, procrastinating)
    • dawdle verb (dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • retard verb (retards, retarded, retarding)
    • saunter verb (saunters, sauntered, sauntering)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • put off verb (puts off, put off, putting off)
  3. to delay
    to hesitate; to doubt; to linger; to waver; to delay; to defer; to brood over; to tarry; to deter
    • hesitate verb (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
    • doubt verb (doubts, doubted, doubting)
    • linger verb (lingers, lingered, lingering)
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • defer verb (defers, deferred, deferring)
    • brood over verb (broods over, brooded over, brooding over)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • deter verb (deters, deterred, deterring)
  4. to delay
    to slip; to topple over; to postpone; to fall over; to trip; to delay; to fall flat
    • slip verb (slips, slipped, slipping)
    • topple over verb (topples over, toppled over, toppling over)
    • postpone verb (postpones, postponed, postponing)
    • fall over verb (falls over, fell over, falling over)
    • trip verb (trips, tripped, tripping)
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • fall flat verb (falls flat, fell flat, falling flat)
  5. to delay
    – slow the growth or development of 1
    to delay; to check; to retard
    – slow the growth or development of 1
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • check verb (checks, checked, checking)
    • retard verb (retards, retarded, retarding)
      • The brain damage will retard the child's language development1
  6. to delay
    – cause to be slowed down or delayed 1
    to delay; to detain; to hold up
    – cause to be slowed down or delayed 1
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
      • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather1
      • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform1
    • detain verb (detains, detained, detaining)
    • hold up verb (holds up, held up, holding up)
  7. to delay
    – stop or halt 1
    to delay; to stay; to detain
    – stop or halt 1
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
    • stay verb (stays, stayed, staying)
      • Please stay the bloodshed!1
    • detain verb (detains, detained, detaining)
  8. to delay
    – act later than planned, scheduled, or required 1
    to delay
    – act later than planned, scheduled, or required 1
    • delay verb (delaies, delayed, delaying)
      • Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered1

Conjugations for delay:

present
  1. delay
  2. delay
  3. delaies
  4. delay
  5. delay
  6. delay
simple past
  1. delayed
  2. delayed
  3. delayed
  4. delayed
  5. delayed
  6. delayed
present perfect
  1. have delayed
  2. have delayed
  3. has delayed
  4. have delayed
  5. have delayed
  6. have delayed
past continuous
  1. was delaying
  2. were delaying
  3. was delaying
  4. were delaying
  5. were delaying
  6. were delaying
future
  1. shall delay
  2. will delay
  3. will delay
  4. shall delay
  5. will delay
  6. will delay
continuous present
  1. am delaying
  2. are delaying
  3. is delaying
  4. are delaying
  5. are delaying
  6. are delaying
subjunctive
  1. be delayed
  2. be delayed
  3. be delayed
  4. be delayed
  5. be delayed
  6. be delayed
diverse
  1. delay!
  2. let's delay!
  3. delayed
  4. delaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "delay":

  1. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time1
  2. time during which some action is awaited1
  3. slow the growth or development of1
  4. cause to be slowed down or delayed1
    • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather1
    • she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform1
  5. stop or halt1
  6. act later than planned, scheduled, or required1
    • Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered1
  7. The amount of time between the scheduled start of a task and the time when work should actually begin on the task; it is often used to resolve resource overallocations. There are two types of delay: assignment delay and leveling delay.2

Related Synonyms for delay