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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The exchange has delayed the launch of weekly options tied to four large stocks, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, due to market volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Jack and Sarah Hawkins's daughter Harriet was stillborn at Nottingham City Hospital in April 2016 after intervention was repeatedly delayed.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
The clean-up was originally scheduled for June 4, but was delayed due to “unavailable resources,” the OC Health Care Agency said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
The delayed release of AI models could impact demand for inference, or the process of running AI models, which would have “significant negative ramifications across tech,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
“Mark—his parents were supposed to come back this evening, but their flight was delayed until tomorrow night,” she says.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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