n. an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business
There will be a rain delay for the soccer game.
There will be a rain delay for the soccer game.
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dilatorily is tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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The delay will bollix our schedule.
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How did Penelope delay the suitors?
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What caused the delay in getting Avery's and Bett's dads back from China early?
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We had an unavoidable delay.
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What caused Sam to delay reading ''The Book of the Dead?''
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How did Slank delay the mutiny on his ship?
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Why did Squints delay Ophelia's probation by one day?
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He honked the horn with irritation at the delay.
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Why did the school delay handing out books in health class?
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The young boy had a developmental delay.
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wait; holdup;postponement
rush; promptness
2 syllables
de-lay
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