delayed

[ dih-leyd ]

/ dɪˈleɪd /

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detained; hindered: Delayed deliveries cause customers to complain.

slow; gradual: a delayed reaction;a child's delayed development.

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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That episode underscored the precariousness of the delayed season and the importance of Puget Sound’s early Senior Day, an idea that was inspired by Saturday’s opponent.
For this college football team, covid means the season starts in February — with Senior Day|Glynn A. Hill|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Umansky said Friday that about 1,000 checks from the delayed batch had been cashed so far, including some reissued payments.
Hundreds of D.C. poll workers affected by payment delays are starting to receive their checks|Michael Brice-Saddler|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
The delayed timing could become an issue with county registrars who need to have districts set in time for the June 2022 primary, said Evan McLaughlin, vice president of Redistricting Partners.
Get Ready for Redistricting Via Zoom|Maya Srikrishnan|December 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Ant’s planned IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai was initially seen in China as a major vote of confidence in the country’s markets, but the delayed debut suggests that Beijing isn’t necessarily welcoming the company with open arms.
China’s markets welcome homegrown tech—but Ant’s suspended IPO is a reminder of the risks|Grady McGregor|November 7, 2020|Fortune

A record number of absentee and mail-in ballots that needed to be counted delayed election results in many states.
Presidential election results too close to call|Michael K. Lavers|November 5, 2020|Washington Blade
Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he'd call back the next day and say the trip had been delayed.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While difficult to estimate exact numbers, thousands of Americans die every year because of delayed or denied claims.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it merely delayed the apocalyptic maelstrom that followed rather than preventing it.
How WWI Produced the Holocaust|J.P. O’Malley|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are looking at the results of what happens when justice is delayed or denied.
Riot Prep Could Fuel Ferguson Violence|Caitlin Dickson|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then it appears that the rebels delayed their attack until the arrival of their chief, hourly expected.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Ordinarily the diazo appears a little earlier than the Widal reaction—about the fourth or fifth day—but it may be delayed.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Coagulation is notably delayed in hemophilia and icterus and after administration of citric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Each hour that he delayed the revelation he felt himself almost as guilty as he had held his mother to be.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
It is delayed in most organic diseases of the stomach, especially in dilatation and carcinoma, but not in neuroses.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

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