delayed

[dih-leyd]

adjective

1. put off; postponed.

   delayed flights.

2. detained; hindered.

   Delayed deliveries cause customers to complain.

3. slow; gradual.

   a delayed reaction;

   a child's delayed development.

4. Physics.,  of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.

Other Word Forms

• undelayed adjective
• well-delayed adjective

Example Sentences

O’Keefe delayed service “for several hundred other riders for six minutes,” police alleged, and was handcuffed and removed from the train.

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Johnson has delayed swearing her in, most recently citing his colleagues’ absence amid the government shutdown as a justification.

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The 79-year-old country music legend has delayed the December concerts, telling fans she needs "a few procedures" to deal with ongoing "health challenges".

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Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed Monday and flights were delayed or canceled due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown.

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The Israeli government delayed official memorials until 16 October - after the end of the Jewish High Holiday season - but events still took place across the country on Tuesday.

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Related Words

• deferred 
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