delay

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

dɪˈleɪ

Definitions

A surname.
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
countable, uncountable
A surname
third-person singular present indicative
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
countable, uncountable
second-person singular imperative
Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
countable, uncountable
An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of delay.

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Equivalents

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العربيةأبطأ أجل إبطاءإطالة التّأخير تأخر تأخير تقاعس ثمل ريث كلة محل

Azərbaycan dilitəxir

Беларускаяпрыпынак спазне́нне

Българскиколебая се

Bosanskikašnjenje mora zakašnjenje

Catalàdemora demorar endarrerimentendarrerir retard

Češtinaprodlení prodleva zpožděnízpožďování

Danskforsinke opsætte udsætte

Ελληνικάαναβάλλω αναβολή άργητααργοπορία καθυστέρηση

Esperantoprokrasti prokrasto

فارسیدرنگ دیرکرد

Suomiaikailu hidaste jahkailujättämä kuhnailu lykätä lykkäys myöhäistää viipymä viipyminen viivästää viivästymä viivästys viivästyttää viive viivyttää viivyttely vitkastelu vitkuttelu

Gaeilgefaillí

Gàidhligbac bacadh dailfadal

Galegoalongamento demora moratardanza tardar

עבריתאיחור

हिन्दीअतिकाल अबेर देरबेर वक़्फ़ा विलंब

Hrvatskikašnjenje mora zakašnjenje

Magyarelhalaszt elnapol elodázfelfüggeszt halaszt késedelem késés

Հայերենհետաձգել ձգձգել ուշացում

Bahasa Indonesiaketerlambatan penangguhan penundaan

Íslenskaseinka töf

Italianodifferire rimandare ritardo

日本語渋滞滞り遅らせる遅れ遅延遅延させる遅滞遲

Қазақ тілікідіріс

한국어擱緩 지연지체

Latinaadvocamentum advocatio commoratiocunctamen cū̆nctor demoror dilatio mora moror remoramen sustentatio

Македонскиодложување

Nederlandsoponthoud uitstellen verdagenvertraging

Polskilatencja obsuwa opóźniaćopóźnić opóźnienie poślizg spóźnienie zabawa zwłoka

پښتوځنډ

Portuguêsadiar atrasar atrasodelay demora espera mora postergar protelar retardar

Românăamâna întârzia întârziere

Русскийзадержать задерживать задержкаопоздание откладывать отложить промедле́ние

Slovenčinasklz

Slovenščinazamuda

Soomaalidaahi

Shqipmbodhis vonoj

Српскиkašnjenje mora zakašnjenje

Svenskafördröja fördröjning förseningsenarelägga skjuta upp uppskov

తెలుగుఆలస్యము

ไทยชักช้า รีรอ ลังเล

ትግርኛደንጐየ

Türkçeertelemek gecikme rötar

Українськавідкла́дати відкла́сти гайкагая́нка за́три́мка зволікання

Tiếng Việthoàn trì hoãn

Examples

“the delay ⟳ before the echo of a sound ⟳”

“Two twenty minutes' delays.”

“Without any delay ⟳, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.”

“The government ought to be settled without the delay ⟳ of a day.”

“In this article I'm thinking about the big delays, over two hours. While rare, they make ⟳ the news and help ⟳ to deter people from future rail travel ⟳, both travellers and news viewers.”

“The 8-bit sound ⟳ quality of many early delays did indeed leave ⟳ a lot to be desired (compare ⟳ this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

delay differential equation delay line delay slot delay time delayability delayage

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