Meaning of Delay

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Delay

1. 1
   v.

   A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

2. 2
   n.

   To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

3. 3
   n.

   To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

4. 4
   n.

   To allay; to temper.

5. 5
   v. i.

   To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

6. 6
   v.

   A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

7. 7
   n.

   To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

8. 8
   n.

   To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

9. 9
   n.

   To allay; to temper.

10. 10
    v. i.

    To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.