Meaning of delay | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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)”

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