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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"At every stage, people are missed. Symptoms are missed, diagnosis is delayed, and support often comes too late to be that lifeline so desperately needed by people with dementia and their loved ones."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
There’s a new warning from the commodity market about the risks of a delayed reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
They also had delayed responses to visual stimuli, pointing to slower visual processing and reduced brain signaling efficiency.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The game has been delayed twice in the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It might have been delayed reaction from the accident, or present shock from finding an entirely different building in place of the Jordan College she knew as home.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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