delayed
Americanadjective
-
delayed flights.
-
Delayed deliveries cause customers to complain.
-
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.
Other Word Forms
Vocabulary lists containing delayed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Local opposition blocked or delayed at least 48 projects valued at some $156 billion last year, according to Data Center Watch, an organization tracking the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Mansfield said: "There was an opportunity to have not delayed this long if the police investigation had started at the time the inquiry did."
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Although Musk argued that he had delayed taking action because he trusted Altman, the jury found that his claims were filed outside of the statute of limitations.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Researchers involved in the renaming effort argue that this misunderstanding has contributed to delayed diagnosis and fragmented care.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Our work is badly delayed because teams cannot be hired in sufficient numbers.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
