The meaning of DELAY is the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal : the state of being delayed. How to use delay in a sentence.

DELAYED definition: 1. happening at a later time than expected, or happening some time after the event that caused it…. Learn more.

Delayed definition: put off; postponed.. See examples of DELAYED used in a sentence.

1. To postpone until a later time; defer. 2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.

an instance of being delayed: There were many delays during the train trip. the period or amount of time during which something is delayed: The ballet performance began after a half-hour delay.

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.

If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up. [VERB]

Delay is a noun that refers to the act of postponing or putting off something, while delayed is an adjective that describes something that has been postponed or held back. Both words are …

Definition of delay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. 1 [intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time synonym …

'delayed' is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English. You can use it to describe when something has been postponed or held back in arriving or starting, for example: "Due to …