delayed
Americanadjective
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delayed flights.
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Delayed deliveries cause customers to complain.
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a delayed reaction;
a child's delayed development.
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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.
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Unicef claims the interim government, under Muhammad Yunus, delayed ordering vaccines last year, opting instead to consider new vendors and restructure how the purchases were financed.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
This season, not everybody’s entering Episode 1; there are delayed entrances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
You don’t want them reserving a Monday-night slot and having the game delayed by weather, or worse, called off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
But concerns about their new habitat, and the suspension of a carbon credit project that had been expected to contribute funding delayed the plan, sources told AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
“It may be delayed but it cannot be defeated, and we covet for Tennessee the signal honor of being the thirty-sixth and last State necessary to consummate this great reform.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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