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

At the same time, the White House delayed the tariffs for three years with Pfizer and British group AstraZeneca after both agreed to invest in US manufacturing capacity.

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Shares in Airbus earlier fell more than 10 percent on Monday in Paris following media reports that quality problems with fuselage panels had delayed delivery of some of its top-selling A320 aircraft.

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Around a third of flights into and out of New York’s JFK airport were delayed.

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But productivity growth may not achieve that pace, given labor trends and the delayed boost from AI adoption.

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However, the government shutdown has delayed the core PCE release, so the numbers are outdated, from September.

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Related Words

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