waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
has waylaid
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present perfectof waylay (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She’s particularly focused on underfunded schools in the Altadena area where fire damage has waylaid rebuilding efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ā Aug. 24, 2025
The museum had initially hoped to complete the project by the end of this year, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has waylaid that timetable.
From Washington Times ā Dec. 19, 2020
All of which has waylaid Marsalis’s original plan.
From New York Times ā Jun. 23, 2020
“It is the stolen velocipede that has waylaid Mr. Harley-Dickinson, I am certain of it. He must have been stopped by a police officer, for why else would he not be here as planned?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
“Maybe Mr. Jones has waylaid him,” she suggested.
From The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue by Carolyn Judson Burnett
