English[]
Etymology[]
Middle English delaien from Template:Xno[[Category:Template:Xno derivations|Delay]] delaier from Old French deslaier from des- + laier "to leave", of Template:Gem[[Category:Template:Gem derivations|Delay]] origin--a conflation of Template:Frk[[Category:Template:Frk derivations|Delay]] *latjan "to delay, hinder" (from Proto-Germanic *latjan (“‘to delay, hinder, stall’”) from Proto-Indo-European *le(i)d- (“‘to leave, leave behind’”)) and Template:Frk[[Category:Template:Frk derivations|Delay]] *laibjan (“‘to leave’”) (from Proto-Germanic *laibijan-, laibián- (“‘to leave, cause to stay’”) from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“‘to remain, continue’”)). Akin to Old English latian "to delay, hesitate" (from Old English latu "a delay, a hindrance"), Old English lǣfan "to leave". More at let, leave
Pronunciation[]
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- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun[]
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Delay ({{{1}}})
- previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying.
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Verb[]
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to Delay (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To put off until a later time; to distract.
- To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
Usage notes[]
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms[]
- See also Wikisaurus:hinder
- adjourn
- defer
- postpone
- put off
- put on ice
- suspend
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External links[]
- Delay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Delay in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[]
- adely,
- dealy
- ladye
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