Unscramble delay

Definition of delay

noun:

• time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay", "he ordered a hold in the action". Synonyms: hold, postponement, time lag, wait.
• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time. Synonyms: holdup.

verb:

• cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather", "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform". Synonyms: detain, hold up. Antonyms: rush.
• act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered".
• stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!". Synonyms: detain, stay.
• slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development". Synonyms: check, retard.

Related words

break, catch, cunctation, dalliance, dampen, dawdling, defer, deferment, deferral, demurrage, detain, dillydally, disruption, extension, filibuster, forbearance, gap, hesitate, interruption, lag, lingering, moratorium, pause, postpone, postponement, procrastinate, procrastination, prorogue, remit, retardation, shelve, shillyshally, slowdown, stall, stay, stonewall, table, tarriance, trifling.

Words nearby

belay, decay, relay.

Rhymes with

a, aaa, aba, abbe, allay, anime, array, asea, astray, attache, away, ba, baa, ballet, bay, benet, betray, bey, bombay, bouquet.