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delay

/dɪˈleɪ/

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noun

plural -lays

a situation in which something happens later than it should [count]

Do you know what's causing the delay?

The nurse apologized for the delay [=wait] and said that the doctor would be in shortly.

a number of flight delays [noncount]

After months of delay, construction on the new school began.

The roof must be repaired without delay. [=immediately]

[count] :the amount of time that you must wait for something that is late

Airline travelers are experiencing delays of up to three hours.

verb

-lays; -layed; -laying

to wait until later to do something :to make something happen later [+ obj]

The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.

They delayed [=put off] having children until their late 30s.

She's planning to delay her retirement. [no obj]

He delayed too long, and now it's too late.

Don't delay! Sale ends Saturday.

[+ obj] :to make (something or someone) late :to make (something or someone) take longer than expected or planned

Production problems delayed the introduction of the new model by several months. - often used as (be) delayed

We were delayed by traffic.

Many flights were delayed.

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