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Overview of noun delay

      »   The noun delay has 2 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• delay, Hold1.) Clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold -- (the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing")
  
  2.) Appreciation, grasp, hold -- (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices")
  
  hold, time Lag1.) Slowdown, lag, retardation -- (the act of slowing down or falling behind)
  
  2.) Interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag -- (the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government")
  
  lag, postponement, Wait1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Wait, waiting -- (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
  
  wait -- (Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time during which some Action1.) Action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  action is Awaited1.) Expect, look, await, wait -- (look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted")
  
  1.) Anticipated, awaited, hoped-for -- (expected hopefully)
  
  awaited; "instant Replay1.) Replay, rematch -- (something (especially a game) that is played again)
  
  2.) Replay, action replay -- ((television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape)
  
  replay caused too Long1.) Hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
  
  1.) Long -- (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long")
  
  long a delay"; "he Ordered1.) Order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")
  
  2.) Order -- (make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage")
  
  ordered a Hold1.) Clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold -- (the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing")
  
  2.) Appreciation, grasp, hold -- (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices")
  
  hold in the action")

• delay, Holdup1.) Armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)
  
  2.) Delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
  
  holdup -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Delaying1.) Delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
  
  2.) Delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")
  
  delaying; inactivity Resulting1.) Result, ensue -- (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy")
  
  2.) Leave, result, lead -- (have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin")
  
  resulting in Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something being Put1.) Put option, put -- (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
  
  1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  put off until a Later1.) Future, later, ulterior -- (coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument")
  
  2.) Late, later -- (at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child")
  
  later time)

Overview of verb delay
      »   The verb delay has 4 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• delay, Detain1.) Confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)
  
  2.) Stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!")
  
  detain, hold up -- (Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause to be Slowed1.) Decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
  
  2.) Slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
  
  slowed down or Delayed1.) Delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
  
  2.) Delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")
  
  delayed; "Traffic was Delayed1.) Delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
  
  2.) Delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")
  
  delayed by the Bad1.) Bad, badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
  
  1.) Bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
  
  bad weather"; "she Delayed1.) Delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
  
  2.) Delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")
  
  delayed the work that she didn't Want1.) Privation, want, deprivation, neediness -- (a state of extreme poverty)
  
  2.) Lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost")
  
  want to perform")

• delay -- (Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act later than Planned1.) Plan, be after -- (have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion")
  
  2.) Plan -- (make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family")
  
  planned, scheduled, or Required1.) Necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent")
  
  2.) Ask, require, expect -- (consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons")
  
  required; "Don't delay your Application1.) Application -- (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications")
  
  2.) Application, practical application -- (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis")
  
  application to Graduate1.) Alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad -- (a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
  
  2.) Graduate -- (a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts)
  
  graduate school or Else1.) Else -- (other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?")
  
  1.) Else -- (additional to or different from this one or place or time or manner; "nobody else is here"; "she ignored everything else"; "I don't know where else to look"; "when else can we have the party?"; "couldn't decide how else it could be done")
  
  else it won't be considered")

• stay, Detain1.) Confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)
  
  2.) Stay, detain, delay -- (stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!")
  
  detain, delay -- (Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop or Halt1.) Arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat")
  
  2.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  halt; "Please Stay1.) Stay -- (continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court")
  
  2.) Stay -- (a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court")
  
  stay the bloodshed!")

• check, Retard1.) Idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard -- (a person of subnormal intelligence)
  
  1.) Check, retard, delay -- (slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development")
  
  retard, delay -- (Slow1.) Decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
  
  2.) Slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed")
  
  slow the Growth1.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
  
  2.) Growth -- (a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture")
  
  growth or Development1.) Development -- (act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development")
  
  2.) Development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")
  
  development of; "The Brain1.) Brain, encephalon -- (that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)
  
  2.) Brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit -- (mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense")
  
  brain damage Will1.) Volition, will -- (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
  
  2.) Will -- (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
  
  will retard the child's Language1.) Language, linguistic communication -- (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written")
  
  2.) Speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication -- ((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets")
  
  language development")

Related Terms - "Delay"

Meaning 1 of Delaydelay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait

Pause1.) Pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension -- (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)

2.) Pause -- (temporary inactivity)

Pause - A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something, intermission, break, interruption, suspension

• Lapse1.) Oversight, lapse -- (a mistake resulting from inattention)
  
  2.) Lapse -- (a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters")
  
  Lapse - A mistake resulting from inattention

• Blackout1.) Blackout -- (a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting)
  
  2.) Blackout, brownout, dimout -- (darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft))
  
  Blackout - A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

• Caesura1.) Caesura -- (a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued")
  
  2.) Caesura -- (a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line)
  
  Caesura - A pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

• Dead air1.) Dead air -- (an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound)
  
  Dead air - An inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound

• Delay1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
  
  Delay, Hold1.) Clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold -- (the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing")
  
  2.) Appreciation, grasp, hold -- (understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices")
  
  Hold, Time lag1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  Time lag, Postponement1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Postponement, deferment, deferral -- (act of putting off to a future time)
  
  Postponement, Wait1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Wait, waiting -- (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
  
  Wait - Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

• Halftime1.) Halftime -- (an intermission between the first and second half of a game)
  
  Halftime - An intermission between the first and second half of a game

• Respite1.) Reprieve, respite -- (a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort)
  
  2.) Respite, recess, break, time out -- (a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate")
  
  Respite, Rest1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  2.) Rest, ease, repose, relaxation -- (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool")
  
  Rest, Relief1.) Relief, alleviation, assuagement -- (the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief")
  
  2.) Relief, ease -- (the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease")
  
  Relief, Rest period1.) Respite, rest, relief, rest period -- (a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests")
  
  Rest period - A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• Time-out1.) Time-out -- (a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left")
  
  1.) Respite, recess, break, time out -- (a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate")
  
  Time-out - A brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"

• Letup1.) Letup, lull -- (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise")
  
  Letup, Lull1.) Letup, lull -- (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise")
  
  2.) Lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm")
  
  Lull - A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

Meaning 2 of Delaydelay, holdup inactivity

• pause - no definition found

• Wait1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Wait, waiting -- (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
  
  Wait, Waiting1.) Wait, waiting -- (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
  
  1.) Wait -- (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets")
  
  Waiting - Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

• Rest1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  2.) Rest, ease, repose, relaxation -- (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool")
  
  Rest, Ease1.) Ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness -- (freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back")
  
  2.) Ease, comfort -- (a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world")
  
  Ease, Repose1.) Rest, ease, repose, relaxation -- (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool")
  
  2.) Peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis -- (the absence of mental stress or anxiety)
  
  Repose, Relaxation1.) Relaxation -- ((physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers)
  
  2.) Relaxation, relaxation behavior -- ((physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance)
  
  Relaxation - Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

• Idleness1.) Idleness, idling, loafing -- (having no employment)
  
  2.) Groundlessness, idleness -- (the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized")
  
  Idleness, Idling1.) Idleness, idling, loafing -- (having no employment)
  
  1.) Idle, tick over -- (run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling")
  
  Idling, Loafing1.) Idleness, idling, loafing -- (having no employment)
  
  1.) Bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about -- (be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day")
  
  Loafing - Having no employment

• Delay1.) Delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait -- (time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action")
  
  2.) Delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
  
  Delay, Holdup1.) Armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)
  
  2.) Delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
  
  Holdup - Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"