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

Key economic reports to be canceled, delayed and damaged by historic shutdown.

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"In most cases, housing delivery is delayed or challenged due to unclear and conflicting policies, land banking and skills shortages."

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The Florida mother of four gets about $900 a month, but those funds were delayed because they were caught up in the spending bill.

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The team then tested RAGE406R in a widely used model for chronic diabetes complications: delayed wound healing in obese mice with Type 2 diabetes.

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The Social Security Administration incentivizes beneficiaries to postpone claiming for as long as up to age 70 by offering delayed credits for any time after a person’s Full Retirement Age, or FRA.

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Related Words

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