Delay

Definitions: Delay

Delay

Noun

1. Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action".

2. The act of delaying.

Verb

1. Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather".

2. Act later than planned or scheduled.

3. Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!".

Date "delay" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	The time (or equivalent distance) displacement of some characteristic of a wave relative to the same characteristic of a reference wave; that is, the difference in phase between the two waves. Compare lag.In one-way radio propagation, for instance, the phase delay of the reflected wave over the direct wave is a measure of the extra distance traveled by the reflected wave in reaching the same receiver. (references)
Dream Interpretation	To be delayed in a dream, warns you of the scheming of enemies to prevent your progress. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Electrical Engineering	The time interval between the application of a step-function excitation and the instant when the response first attains half the steady-state magnitude. Source: European Union. (references)
	The amount of time by which a signal is delayed or an event retarded. Source: European Union. (references)
	A property of a device that makes a change of state or of output signal occur later than the change of input signal that causes it. Source: European Union. (references)
Labor	Waiting or idleness, or any activity which is not necessary for the method of work on the operation being charted. Source: European Union. (references)
Military & Defense	1. the ground distance from a point directly beneath the aircraft to the beginning of the area of radar scan 2. the electronic delay of the start of the time base used to select a particular segment of the total. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A distinct pause of predetermined time between detonation or initiation pulses, to permit the firing of explosive charges separately. (references)
Nuclear Energy & Physics	The time between the establishment of an undesired condition and the start of corrective motion of a control rod. Source: European Union. (references)
Post & Telecom	A speech performance characteristic. Source: European Union. (references)
	The time consumed while traffic or a specified component of traffic is impeded in its movement by some element over which it has no control. Usually expressed in seconds per vehicle. (Highway Capacity Manual, 65, p. 16). Source: European Union. (references)
Transportation	There are three major types of delay:a)direct en route delay-incurred by passenger already on-board a vehicle which is directly impeded by a vehicle/system failure; b)indirect en route delay-arising from an otherwise operational vehicle being slowed or stopped by a traffic backlog arising from elsewhere on the system; c)station delay-incurred by passenger waiting at a station for a delayed vehicle to arrive. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

In telecommunication, the term delay has the following meanings:

1. The amount of time by which an event is retarded.

2. The time between the instant at which a given event occurs and the instant at which a related aspect of that event occurs.

Note 1: The events, relationships, and aspects of the entity being delayed must be precisely specified.

Note 2: Total delay may be demonstrated by the impulse response of a device or system.

Note 3: In analog systems, total delay is described in terms of the transfer functions in the frequency domain. Synonym delay time.

3 . In radar, the electronic delay of the start of the time base used to select a particular segment of the total.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
DELTIC	English	Delay Line Time Compression	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Delay

Synonyms: hold (n), holdup (n), postponement (n), time lag (n), wait (n), detain (v), hold up (v), stay (v). (additional references)

Antonym: rush (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Diuturnity	Protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time; delay; (lateness).
Lateness	Put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend; table; shift off, stave off; waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn; procrastinate; dally; prolong, protract; spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out; prorogue; keep back; tide over; push to the last, drive to the last; let the matter stand over; reserve; (store); temporize; consult one's pillow, sleep on it.
	Delay, delation; cunctation, procrastination; deferring, deferral; Verb: postponement, adjournment, prorogation, retardation, respite, pause, reprieve, stay of execution; protraction, prolongation; Fabian policy, medecine expectante, chancery suit, federal case; leeway; high time; moratorium, holdover.
Slowness	Retardation; slackening; Verb: delay; (lateness); claudication.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	All it can do is delay it for a while. (The Princess Bride; writing credit: William Goldman) Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. Use it, and send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay! Eternal happiness is only a dollar away! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Then without further delay, I say, fire away! (Moonlighting; writing credit: Eric Blakeney)
Lyrics	Power to the people no delay ("Fight the Power"; performing artist: Public Enemy)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	In Light's Delay (reference) Integro-Differential Equations and Delay Models in Population Dynamics (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics: 20) (reference) Introduction to Neural Dynamics and Signal Transmission Delay (De Gruyter Series in Nonlinear Analysis and Applications, 6) (reference) Mrs. Malory and the Delay of Execution (reference) Teaching Genius: Dorothy Delay and the Making of a Musician (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Standards Relating To Appellate Delay Reduction (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	Obstruct Doors Cause Delay & B (reference) Obstruct The Doors Cause Delay & Be Dangerous (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Without a moment's delay he plunged into the fray.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Aaron Burr	Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done.
Benjamin Franklin	You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.
Horace	Tear thyself from delay.
John Ford	Delay in vengeance delivers a heavier blow.
Magna Carta	To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.
Miguel De Cervantes	Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.
Publilius Syrus	All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.
Seneca	The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
William Shakespeare	In delay there lies no plenty.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice. (reference)
John Locke	1690	Indeed, having by his fault forfeited his own life, by some act that deserves death; he, to whom he has forfeited it, may (when he has him in his power) delay to take it, and make use of him to his own service, and he does him no injury by it: for, whenever he finds the hardship of his slavery outweigh the value of his life, it is in his power, by resisting the will of his master, to draw on himself the death he desires. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Constitution	1791	Clause 3: No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The papers shall be returned under the aforesaid conditions for transfer without delay to the French Cour de Cassation, which shall be competent to decide them. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	It was the delay of a great deal of pleasure and parade.
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	The Researcher felt that a Theory must be constructed without delay.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The furious rolling of the cart filled the measure of possible delay, and determined the sergeant to attempt a reconnaissance.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Inability to delay urination. (references)
		Delay having sexual relations as long as possible. (references)
		This delay in axon loss allows time for intervention. (references)
Business		This is a last mile access problem caused mainly by the Telcos and the failure or delay to provide the lines. (references)
		These factors, which are outside the control of foreign parties, not only delay the project but ultimately reduce the return. (references)
		Although the issue was eventually resolved with support from the Commercial Service, the U.S. firm suffered considerably from the delay. (references)
Civil Liberties	Kyrgyz Republic	After a delay of 6 months, the new newspaper was registered in September. (references)
	China	Permission for married couples to travel abroad sometimes was conditioned on an agreement to delay childbirth. (references)
	Honduras	The police detained COPIN members at a number of checkpoints in an effort to delay their entry into Tegucigalpa. (references)
Economic History	Qatar	Normally, such a delay is attributed to bureaucratic red tape. (references)
	Nicaragua	On average, there is a minimum of six-month delay for issuance. (references)
	Azerbaijan	The average delay for remitting investment returns is two to three business days. (references)
Human Rights	East Timor	UNTAET regulations provide the right to a trial without undue delay. (references)
	Turkey	If delay may cause harm to a case, prosecutors may authorize a search. (references)
	Iceland	Defendants are presumed innocent and generally are tried without delay. (references)
Political Economy	CANADA	North Dakota has requested a delay in the final determination of this case. (references)
	SAUDI ARABIA	It adds inspection costs to imported civilian products, may delay shipments to Saudi Arabia, and can increase exporter overhead. (references)
	Brazil	It takes 8 years to reach a definitive decision in the average case, a delay that the Supreme Court president considered unjust. (references)
Political Rights	Venezuela	On May 25, 2000, the Supreme Court ordered the delay and gave the Controller General oversight powers over the CNE. (references)
	Pakistan	Held after a delay of 7 years, the national census was postponed repeatedly due to pressure from ethnic groups and provincial officials who feared diminished representation and access to federal funds. (references)
	United Kingdom	The upper chamber (the House of Lords), which has the power to revise and delay the implementation of laws, is made up of hereditary and appointed life peers and senior clergy of the established Church of England. (references)
Trade	Spain	Regulations establish fines for whatever actions delay the normal customs procedure. (references)
	Guyana	Some businesses have alleged that customs officers may delay processing in hopes of attaining inducements to expedite clearances. (references)
	India	However, current procedures delay the shipment and return of parts or equipment that must be shipped abroad for repair or replacement. (references)
Travel	Yemen	Delay is a favorite tactic, but it can also be a polite refusal. (references)
	Nigeria	Domestic airline schedules are fairly reliable and lack of aviation fuel can delay or cancel flights. (references)
	Indonesia	Express Delivery & Airlines: DHL, UPS and Federal Express operate in the major cities; incoming parcels are subject to delay at customs. (references)
Women	Malaysia	This requirement causes delay in the issuance of a restraining order against the perpetrator. (references)
	India	The NHRC instituted a committee to investigate harassment of women in the legal profession, and asked universities to establish complaint committees without delay. (references)
	Pakistan	Human Rights Watch also reported that women face problems in the collection of evidence; that the doctors tasked to examine rape victims often believe that the victims are lying; that they are trained insufficiently and have inadequate facilities for the collection of forensic evidence pertaining to rape; that they do not testify very effectively in court; and that they tend to focus on the virginity status of the victim, and, due either to an inadequate understanding of the need for prompt medical evaluations or to inadequate resources, often delay the medical examinations for many days or even weeks, making any evidence that they collect of dubious utility. (references)
Worker Rights	Saudi Arabia	An employer also may delay a case until a worker's funds are exhausted, and the worker is forced to return to his home country. (references)
	Paraguay	Employers who wish to oppose the formation of a union can delay union recognition further by filing a writ opposing it. However, almost all unions that request recognition eventually receive it. The official process can take a year or more. (references)
	Honduras	The ILO noted that in this case there was a lack of evidence to make a judgement but stated that if the rejection of this request and delay of registration was based on formalities or if prohibitive administrative requirements were imposed, then the right to organized was violated. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Mark Shields	All right, Congressman Watts, Majority Leader Dick Armey has announced his intention to retire from the House, and Tom DeLay of Texas, the whip, is expected to succeed him.
Senator Carl Levin	Well, I think Saddam would do anything to change the subject, basically. He'll delay, he'll slow-walk. So it's possible he would invite inspectors and then remove them, or find some excuse. Anything's possible with him.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	On none can delay be more injurious or an economy of time more valuable.
James Madison	1809-1817	Of the additional ships authorized to be fitted for service, two will be shortly ready to sail, a third is under repair, and delay will be avoided in the repair of the residue.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Unexpected delay occurring in the ratification by Spain, he requested to be informed of the cause.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Dispatches from thence are hourly expected, and the result will be communicated to you without delay.
James K. Polk	1845-1849	Any culpable failure or delay on their part to account for the moneys entrusted to them at the times and in the manner required by law will in every instance terminate the official connection of such defaulting officer with the Government.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	There is a belief abroad that by invoking technicalities, subterfuge, and delay, the ends of justice may be thwarted by those who can pay the cost.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	In my opinion, delay in ratifying it is not going to be helpful to the cause of peace.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	We brought about with the Congress, after much delay, the renewal of the general revenue sharing.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Never again should we neglect a growing crisis like the shortage of energy, where further delay will only lead to more harsh and painful solutions.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	I ask you to draw that line by passing without delay the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Delay" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 74.14% of the time. "Delay" is used about 2,835 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	74.14%	2,102	4,136
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	22.27%	631	10,291
Lexical Verb (base form)	3.56%	101	32,488
Unclassified Items	0.04%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	2,835	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "delay" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Delay	Last name	1,000	10,104
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "delay": acoustic delay line ♦ answering delay ♦ arming delay device ♦ automatic time delay switch ♦ AV delay ♦ branch delay slot ♦ brook no delay ♦ danger in delay ♦ definite time delay overcurrent release ♦ delay a little ♦ delay in delivery ♦ delay in payment ♦ delay instruction ♦ delay interval ♦ delay line ♦ delay lock loop ♦ delay number ♦ delay of payment ♦ delay operation ♦ delay payment ♦ delay period ♦ delay release sinker ♦ delay slot ♦ delay time ♦ electromagnetic delay line ♦ it brooks no delay ♦ mercury delay line ♦ pyrotechnic delay ♦ rotational delay ♦ sonic delay line ♦ time delay ♦ to delay an issue ♦ transmission delay ♦ unavoidable delay ♦ unforeseen delay ♦ without delay ♦ work zone delay advisory system. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "delay": delay-inducing, delay-start, delay-time.
	Ending with "delay": time-delay.
	Containing "delay": time-delay measuring instrument, time-delay measuring system.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "delay"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		vertraging (retardation). (various references)

Albanian		vonesë (arrears, hold, hold up, lag, lateness, retardation, retardment, stunt, tardiness). (various references)

Arabic		‏مهلة (appointed time, extension, grace, indulgence, respite, term, time limit), ‏ماطل (postpone, procrastinate, put off, stall, temporize), ‏توانى (dally, dawdle, linger, loiter, lop, slacken, tarry), ‏توان, ‏تأخير (be delayed, detention, hindrance, hitch, hold up, interception, lateness, postponement, retard, retardation, tardiness), ‏تأجيل (adjournment, carry over, continuation, deferment, postponement, procrastination, prorogation, reprieve, respite), ‏عاق (baffle, balk, block, cramp, derange, detain, deter, dirty, discourage, disloyal, disturb, embarrass, encumber, estop, handicap, hinder, hobble, hurt, impede, impious, interrupt, penalize, preclude, prevent, retard, set back, shackle, stifle, thankless, thwart, tie up, trammel, trap, undutiful, ungrateful, unthankful), ‏أخر (detain, intercept, postpone, protract, put back, retard, set back, wait), ‏أجل (adjourn, carry over, continue, defer, dignify, esteem, glorify, hold over, honor, honour, look up to, postpone, procrastinate, prorogue, put back, put off, rather, refer back, regard, remit, set aside, shelve, stall, suspend, table, value, yep, yes), ‏بطء (lag, lateness, slowness, sluggishness). (various references)

Bulgarian		отлагане (deferment, lay over, postponement, precipitation, procrastination, put off, stay), отлагам (carry over, defer, drive, hold over, lay over, leave over, lie over, postpone, precipitate, procrastinate, prorogue, put back, put off, put over, respite, scrub, shelve, shunt, sidetrack, stay, suspend), закъснение (lag, lateness, put off, retardation, retardment, tardiness), забавяне (arrest, deferment, inhibition, lag, moderation, postponement, put off, retardation, retardment, slowdown, stasis), забавям (arrest, cool, defer, detain, hang up, hold back, hold off, hold over, inhibit, postpone, put back, put over, retard, set back, sidetrack, slacken, slow, slow down, stave off, steady), бавя (dry nurse, loiter, nurse). (various references)

Chinese		耽誤 , 挨 (drag out, endure, in order, in sequence, lean to, next to, play for time, stall, suffer, tree, wood), 待 (about, deal with, intending to do something, need, stay, treat, wait), 延遲 (latency), 延迟 (Delayed, Delays, Procrastinate, Procrastinated, Procrastinating), 延期 (extension, postpone). (various references)

Czech		zpoždìní (hold up, lag, retardation). (various references)

Danish		udsætte (adjourn, hold in abeyance, postpone, procrastinate). (various references)

Dutch		vertraging (deceleration, delay period, delay time, lag, lay time, retardation, time of travel, transmission delay), oponthoud (abeyance, adjournment, halt, stay, stop). (various references)

Esperanto		prokrasti (hold in abeyance, postpone, procrastinate, put off), malfruiĝo (retardation). (various references)

Faeroese		drála (adjourn, hesitate, hold in abeyance, postpone), bíða við (adjourn, hold in abeyance, postpone). (various references)

Farsi		تعلل , تاخیرکردن (Dally, Defer, Demurrage, Lag, Linger, Loiter, Retard, Tarry), بتاخیرانداختن (Hinder, Prolong). (various references)

Finnish		viivytys, myöhästyminen (being late). (various references)

Flemish		vertraging. (various references)

French		retarder, retard (dead time, deceleration, delay period, delay time, transmission delay), différer, ajourner. (various references)

Galician		retraso. (various references)

German		verzögerung (abeyance, adjournment, braking effect, deceleration, delaying, hesitation, hiatus, hold up, lag, n., negative acceleration, negative G, negative load factor, procrastination, retardation, slippage, slowing down, time delay, time lag, transmission delay), verzögern (adjourn, defer, hinder, hold back, hold in abeyance, lag, postpone, retard, set back, slow down, to defer, to delay, to retard), aufschub (abeyance, adjournment, adjurnment, deferment, extension, postponement, respite, suspension, suspensive action), verspätung (belatedness, late arrival, lateness, tardiness), verzug (arrears, bulging, cobbling, deficiency, distortion, drawing, lagging, moving away, shield, stretch, warpage, warping), aufschieben (adjourn, defer, hold in abeyance, postpone, procrastinate, push back, put off, set aside, shelve, shelving, slide back, slide open, suspend, to defer, to delay, to put off, to suspend). (various references)

Greek		καθυστέρηση (deceleration, delayed action, dwell, hold-up, lag, latency, retardation). (various references)

Hebrew		ש�"י�" (sojourning, stay, staying), �"ש�"י�" (abeyance, dilatoriness, lagging, postponement, procrastination), �"תמ�"מ�"ות (lingering, tarrying), �"לקש�", עכב�" (hindrance, inhibition, obstruction, prevention), עכוב (hindrance, hitch, hold up, interception, obstacle, obstruction, prevention, retardation, setback, stoppage, suspension), �"חוי (deferred, postponed, postponement, repelled), ש�"וי (delayed, delayed action, hanging, hold up, retardation, retarded), מש�"�", ל�"אחיר (postpone, retard), ל�"תעכב (be delayed), ל�"תמ�"מ�" (linger, procrastinate), לאחר (after, be late, come late, detain, lag, overstay), לעכב (dally, detain, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, prevent, retard, stop, stunt), למ�"מ�" (detain), פ�'ור (arrear, backwardness, lag, lagging, regression, retardation, tardiness). (various references)

Hungarian		késleltetés (check, detention, lagging, retardation, retardment, retention, syncope), késedelem (default, lag, put off), halogatás (dawdling, procrastination). (various references)

Icelandic		seinkun. (various references)

Indonesian		menunda (adjourn, cancel, defer, postpone), memperlalaikan (comfort, neglect, postpone something), membatalkan (annul, countermand, disqualify, nullify, postpone, quash, rescind, revoke), kelambatan (tardiness). (various references)

Irish		moill. (various references)

Italian		ritardo (arrearage, detention, drag, hesitation, lag, late, lateness, retard, retardation, retardment, tardiness, time delay, time lag), tardare (be late, be long, slow down, Tarry). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		遅延 (be delayed), 渋滞 (congestion, stagnation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぎょうたい (business conditions, semicursive characters), おくれ (backwardness, defeat, failure, lag), ディレイ , せ�"え�" (1000 yen, procrastination), じゅうたい (column, congestion, critical state, serious condition, seriously ill, stagnation, zodiac), とど�"おり (hindrance, stagnation), ちたい (area, foolishness, procrastination, silliness, zone), ちえ�" (be delayed, regional bond, territorial relationship), え�"たい (procrastination), え�"い�" (procrastination, reference, underlying cause). (various references)

Korean		연기한다 (Delays). (various references)

Luxembourgish		verspéidung. (various references)

Manx		shlearaghey (postpone, postponement, procrastinate, procrastination), shaghney (avert, avoid, circumvent, circumvention, defer, deferment, dodge, elude, escape, eschew, evade, obviate, postponement, prevent, renounce, renunciation, repudiate, shirk, shirking, shun, turn away, varnish), shaghey (bye, bygone, past), moalys, lhiggey (act, act pretend, allow, broach, discharge, fire, firing, go off, heave, ignore, let, let down, let off, letting, level, loose, permission, permit, pierce, remission, shoot, shoot up, shooting, slip, suffer, water pipe), fuirraght, feiyal (fuss, hang back, hinder, linger, procrastinate, wait), cumrail (detain, deter, encumber, encumbrance, hindrance, lag, loiter, obstruction, prevent). (various references)

Maya		xaanchah (to delay). (various references)

Norwegian		forsinkelse (retardation). (various references)

Papiamen		aplasá (adjourn, hold in abeyance, postpone). (various references)

Pig Latin		elayday

Polish		spóźnienie, przesuwać, odkładać. (various references)

Portuguese		atraso (arrear, arrears, backwardness, dead time, lag, lagging, lateness, lay time, meter slip, retard, retardation, retardment, slippage, slow registration, time of travel), demora (detention, deterrence, dilation, endurance, lag, lateness, pendent, postposition, protraction, respite, retardation, retardment, stay, wait), adiar (adjourn, defer, drive, hold over, postpone, put off, respite, shelve, stay, suspend, wait, waive), adiamento (adjournment, deferment, dilation, postponement, procreate, reprieve, respite, stay). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		demore, atraso. (various references)

Romanian		opri (abate, abstain, arrest, balk, bar, baulk, break, bring to, bring to a stop, call off, circumvent, clog, collar, contain, curb, cut off, deflate, discontinue, end, estop, forbear, forbid, foreclose, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interdict, keep back, phase out, prohibit, pull up, put a stopper on, put out, quench, restrain, retain, shut out, snag, staunch, stay, stem, stop, strangle, subside, taboo, withhold), încetini (let up, retard, slacken, slow), întârzia (defer, drive, impede, lag, laten, linger, lose, retard, stave off), întârziere (deferment, lag, lagging, lateness, retard, retardation, retardment, tardiness), întîrzia (adjourn, hold in abeyance, postpone), amâna (adjourn, continue, dally, drive, hang up, hold over, leave over, postpone, procrastinate, protract, put by, put off, refer, reprieve, shunt, stay), amânare (adjournment, dalliance, deferment, postponement, procrastination, reprieve, respite, retardation), împiedica (arrest, back, balk, baulk, block, brake, check, circumvent, clog, detain, deter, embarrass, encumber, forbid, foreclose, hamper, help, hinder, hitch, hobble, hold, hopple, impede, inhibit, intercept, lock, obstruct, prevent, put on the brakes, restrain, shackle, shut out, snag, stay, stop, trammel, withhold), obstacol (bar, barrier, check, clog, cumber, dike, drag, drawback, encumbrance, entanglement, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hold back, hurdle, impediment, interference, jog, leap, marplot, object, obstacle, obstruction, rub, snag, stay), zãbavã (amusement, pastime, retardation, tardiness), pãsuialã (respite), pãsuire (indulgence, respite), piedicã (balk, bar, brake, check, clog, cumber, difficulty, drag, drawback, embargo, encumbrance, fetter, hindrance, hitch, hold back, impediment, interference, jog, lock, marplot, objection, obstacle, obstruction, pull back, sear, set back, sprag, stay, stop, stopper, stopple, stumbling-bloc, trammel, traverse, trigger), reţine (arrest, bespeak, book, catch, confine, detain, dock, engage, fix, ground, hinder, hold, hold in, impede, keep, keep back, keep in, laten, learn, memorize, nota bene, refrain, remember, reserve, restrain, retain, secure, stop, take by the button, trammel, withhold), stãvili (arrest, bar, barricade, block, dam up, dike, embank, hinder, quench, refrain, restrain, retain, retard, shut, slacken, slug, stem), temporiza (Tarry, temporize), tergiversa (dally, temporize), face sã întârzie (detain, hinder). (various references)

Russian		отсрочка (adjournment, deferment, extension, moratorium, postponement, prorogation, reprieve, respite), медлить (draggle, hang fire, hang up, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, tarry), задержка (backoff, backset, back-set, check, detention, foot-dragging, hitch, holdback, holdup, impediment, lag, lagging, lateness, retardation, retardment, set back, setback, suppression, throwback, time-delay, time-lag), задерживать (arrest, balk, baulk, block, defer, delayed, detain, hold over, impede, keep, keep down, retard, stall, stop, suspends), промедление (cunctation, procrastination). (various references)

Scottish		d� il (a meeting, convention, credit, retardation). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zakašnjenje (tardiness), zadržavanje (detention, hold, reservation, retention, set back, setback, stay), zadržati (detain, dwell, hold back, hold down, impeach, keep, keep back, reserve, restrain, retain, stem, stop, withhold), zadrška, usporavati (decelerate, slow down), odložiti (adjourn, carry over, defer, lay aside, postpone, put off, remit, reprieve, reserve, respite, retard, stay, table), odlagati (hold off), odlaganje roka, odgoditi (adjourn, defer, postpone). (various references)

Slovene		zamuja, zamudo. (various references)

Spanish		retraso (a delay, abeyance, adjournment, delay period, delay time, drag, lag, lateness, lay time, retardation, retardment, time of travel), retrasar (back up, check, hold up, pull back, put back, retard, set back, sojourn, take back, turn back), demorar (back up, slow down, Tarry), demora (grace). (various references)

Swedish		anstånd (abeyance, adjournment, deferment, grace, indulgence, suspension), uppskov (abeyance, adjournment, deferment, indulgence, moratorium, postponement, put off, reprieve, respite, suspence, suspense, suspension, suspensive action), uppehålla (be detained, detain, discharge, keep, keep up, maintain, reside, sojourn, stall, stay, support, sustain), försening (detention, lateness, retardation, retardment), försena (impede, retard), fördröjning (detention, lag, lay time, retardation, time of travel), fördröja (detain, retard, set back, slow down, stall), dröjsmål (tardiness). (various references)

Turkish		tehir (postponement, putoff, suspension), tecil (deferment, postponement), savsaklamak (omit, palter, put off), oyalanmak (amuse oneself, be amused, be pleased with, dally, dilly dally, disport oneself, fool, fool about, fool around, footle, fribble, frivol, hang out, linger, loiter, mess around, monkey around, piddle, play around, Potter, potter about, potter at, procrastinate, stay, Tarry, trifle, trifle with, waste time), oyalamak (amuse, divert, embroider, entertain, put off, stall, stall off, string along, temporize, waste smb.'s time), mühlet (notice, notice period, respite), geciktirmek (adjourn, hold up, impede, keep back, postpone, procrastinate, put back, retard, set back, sidetrack, stall, stall off, stave off), geciktirme (adjournment, impediment, postponement, procrastination, retardation), gecikmek (be hung up, be late, be tardy, fall behind with, hold off, lag, lag behind), gecikme (detention, hold up, hysteresis, lag, lateness, leeway, retardation, tardiness), geç kalmak (be late, be tardy), geç kalma (being late, lateness, tardiness), ertelemek (adjourn, carry over, continue, defer, hang up, hold off, hold over, lay aside, lay by, lay over, leave over, postpone, procrastinate, put off, reprieve, reserve, respite, scrub, shelve, sidetrack, stay, suspend, table, waive), erteleme (adjournment, continuance, holdover, postponement, procrastination, putoff, respite, retardation, stay, suspense, suspension), alıkoymak (check, constrain, deforce, detain, disable, hinder, hold, hold up, incapacitate, intercept, keep, keep from, keep in, preclude, restrain, retain, retard, stay, stick, stop, withhold). (various references)

Turkmen		sagynmak (hesitate, pause), haяal-яagallyk etm, haяallatmak (reduce, slow down), eglemek (detain, hold up). (various references)

Ukranian		уповільнення (deceleration), гаятися (loiter, procrastinate), відстрочувати (adjourn, defer, lay over, postpone, prolong, prolongate, prorogue, put off), відкладати (adjourn, defer, deposit, hold over, lay aside, lay past, leave over, postpone, procrastinate, prorogue, put aside, put over, respite, set apart, set aside, set by, stand over, suspend, wait), відкладання (adjournment, deferment, procrastination, put off), зволікання (protraction), затримувати (apprehend, arrest, balk, dam, defer, deport, detain, impede, impound, intern, nip, pull back, withhold), затримка (arrest, backing, back-set, balk, check, hold back, impediment, objection, retardment, retention, setback, stay, throw back), баритися (back pedal, balance, dilly dally, linger, procrastinate, stay), припинення (break up, bust up, cancellation, cease, cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, elision, shutdown, stop, stopping, surcease, termination). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự trì hoãn điều l� m trở ngại, sự chậm trễ (arrearage, lateness, retard), sự cản trở (baffle, check, countercherk, encumbrance, hardihood, holdback, incumbrance, let). (various references)

Welsh		oediad, oedi (adjourn, defer, postpone), atreg (remorse, support), addoedi (postpone, prorogue). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cessa, cessabant, cessabis, cessabit, cessabunt, cessamus, cessantibus, cessare, cessarit, cessassent, cessasset, cessat, cessate, cessatum, cessaverat, cessaverit, cessaverunt, cessavi, cessavimus, cessavit, cessavitque, cessem, cessent, cesseris, cesses, cesset, cessetque, cesso, commorabitur, commorabuntur, commorantem, commorantes, commorantium, commorantur, commorari, commorata, commoratae, commorati, commoratio, commoratione, commorationibus, commoratique, commoratus, commoremur, commorer, cunctatio, differas, differat, differentes, differenti, differentia, differentur, differre, differt, differtur, dilata, dilatio, dilatione, distuli, distulisti, distulit, duco, laxare, mora, morabantur, morabatur, morabitur, morabor, morabuntur, moram, moramini, morante, morantur, moraremur, morarentur, moraretur, moraris, moras, morata, morati, moratur, moratus, moremini, morere, moreris, moria, moris, morisque, praecessor, prodico, retardatis, retento, retentum, retine, retineas, retinebit, retinens, retinent, retinentes, retinere, retines, retinet, retinete, retinetis, retinuerit, retinueritis, retinuit, trices. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	lettan. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	demorer, respit. (various references)
Middle Dutch	1100-1500	dralen. (various references)
Middle French	1400-1600	superceder. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 16, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai paralabwn autouV en ekeinh th wra thV nuktoV elousen apo twn plhgwn kai ebaptisqh autoV kai oi autou panteV paracrhma
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et tollens eos in illa hora noctis lavit plagas eorum et baptizatus est ipse et omnes eius continuo
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he took hem in the ilke our of the niyt, and waschide her woundis. And he was baptisid, and al his hous anoon.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he toke them the same houre of the nyght and wasshed their woundes and was baptised with all that belonged vnto him strayght waye.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, without delay.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Acts Chapter 16, Verse 33
Albanian	Dhe ai i mori që në atë orë të natës dhe ua lau plagët. Dhe ai dhe të gjithë të tijtë u pagëzuan menjëherë.
Bulgarian	А когато се разсъмна, градските съдии пратиха палачите да рекат: Пусни ония човеци.
Cebuano	Ug sa maong takna sa kagabhion sila iyang gikuha, ug ang ilang mga samad iyang ginunaran; ug dihadiha gibautismohan siya ug ang iyang tibuok panimalay.
Chinese	當夜、就在那時候、禁 �' 把他們帶去、洗他們的傷．他 �'� 屬乎他的人、立時都受了洗。
Croatian	Te iste noæne ure uze ih, opra im rane pa se odmah krsti - on i svi njegovi.
Danish	Og han tog dem til sig i den samme Stund om Natten og aftoede deres Sår; og han selv og alle hans blev straks døbte.
Dutch	En hij nam hen tot zich in dezelve ure des nachts, en wies hen van de striemen; en hij werd terstond gedoopt, en al de zijnen.
Finnish	Ja hän otti heidät mukaansa samalla yön hetkellä ja pesi heidän haavansa, ja hänet ja kaikki hänen omaisensa kastettiin kohta.
French	Il les prit avec lui, � cette heure même de la nuit, il lava leurs plaies, et aussitôt il fut baptisé, lui et tous les siens.
German	Und er nahm sie zu sich in derselben Stunde der Nacht und wusch ihnen die Striemen ab; und er ließ sich taufen und alle die Seinen alsobald.
Haitian Creole	Menm lè a, nan mitan lannwit lan, li pran yo, li mete renmèd sou tout kote yo te blese. Lèfini, Pòl ak Silas batize l' ansanm ak tout fanmi li.
Hungarian	És az magához vévén õket az éjszakának azon órájában, megmosá az ütésektõl; és megkeresztelkedék azonnal õ és az övéi mindnyájan.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Pada tengah malam itu juga, kepala penjara itu membawa mereka lalu membersihkan luka-luka mereka. Maka ia dan semua orang yang di rumahnya langsung dibaptis.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Pada waktu malam itu juga dibawanya mereka itu, lalu dibasuhnya bilurnya; maka seketika itu juga ia pun dibaptiskan bersama-sama dengan sekalian orangnya.
Italian	Egli li prese allora in disparte a quella medesima ora della notte, ne lavò le piaghe e subito si fece battezzare con tutti i suoi;
Korean	밤 그 시 에 간 수 가 � � 희 를 데 � � 다 가 그 맞 은 자 리 를 �"� 기 � 자 기 와 그 권 속 이 다 세 례 를 받 은 후
Latvian	Un tanî pat nakts stundâ viòð òçma tos un mazgâja viòu brûces; un tûdaï viòð un viss tâ nams tika kristîti.
Maori	A ka mauria raua e ia i taua haora o te po, ka horoia o raua whiunga; na iriiria tonutia iho, a ia me ana tangata katoa.
Modern Greek	Και παραλαβων αυτους εν εκεινη τη ωρα της νυκτος, ελουσε τας πληγας αυτων και εβαπτισθη ευθυς αυτος και παντες οι αυτου,
Norwegian	Så tok han dem til sig i samme time på natten og vasket dem efter slagene, og straks blev han døpt med alle sine,
Portuguese	Tomando-os ele consigo naquela mesma hora da noite, lavou- lhes as feridas; e logo foi batizado, ele e todos os seus.
Rumanian	Temnicerul i -a luat cu el, chiar kn ceasul acela din noapte, le -a spqlat rqnile, wi a fost botezat kndatq, el wi toyi ai lui.
Shuar	Tura tsawant irankai Sepú-iincha Páprun Sérasjai numpamnamurin nijiararmiayi. Túramtai nuyasha Sepú-iincha nuarijiai uchirijiai imianiarmiayi.
Spanish	En aquella hora de la noche, los tomó consigo y les lavó las heridas de los azotes. Y él fue bautizado en seguida, con todos los suyos.
Swahili	Yule askari aliwachukua saa ileile ya usiku akawasafisha majeraha yao, kisha yeye na jamaa yake wakabatizwa papo hapo.
Swedish	Och redan under samma timme på natten tog han dem till sig och tvådde deras sår och lät strax döpa sig med allt sitt husfolk.
Thai	ในกลางคืนชั่วโมงเ�"ียวกันนั้นเอง นายคุกจึงพาเปาโลกับสิลาสไปล้างแผลที่ถูกเฆี่ยน และในข�"ะนั้นนายคุกก็ไ�"้รับบัพติศมาพร้อมทั้งครัวเรือนของเขา
Ukrainian	І сторож забрав їх того ж часу вночі, їхні рани обмив, і охристився негайно він сам та його всі домашні.
Uma	Jadi', nto'u toe kapala' tarungku' mpokeni-ra hilou hi mali-na, pai' nabohoi' webaa' -ra. Pai' hi bengi toe wo'o, hi'a hante hawe'ea tauna to hi rala tomi-na raniu' jadi' topetuku' Yesus.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "delay": delayed, delayer, delayers, delaying, delays. (additional references)
	Words ending with "delay": roundelay. (additional references)
	Words containing "delay": roundelays. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Delay" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adedayo, dalac, dalar, dalby, dayal, daylay, deaky, dealy, deely, deila, dela, Delacy, Delair, delany, delap, delaw, Delaye, Delhay, della, delly, delo, deloy, Delpy, D'elsa, Deluz, Denaby, Denley, deplay, Deray, Dezayi, diflam, dilap, dla, douay, dulay, duley, eday, elay, Elway, Pelay. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "delay" (pronounced dulā")
3	-u l ā"	allay, chalet, filet, fillet, Palais.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: layed, leady.
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-l-y"
	-1 letter: dale, deal, lade, lady, lead, yald, yeld.
	-2 letters: ale, aye, dal, day, del, dey, dye, eld, lad, lay, lea, led, ley, lye, yea.
	-3 letters: ad, ae, al, ay, de, ed, el, la, ya, ye.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-l-y"
	+1 letter: adenyl, agedly, belady, clayed, deadly, deafly, dearly, delays, dyable, flayed, played, slayed, yawled.
	+2 letters: addedly, adenyls, adeptly, alcayde, allayed, alloyed, already, beadily, belayed, datedly, dazedly, deathly, delayed, delayer, dialyse, dialyze, dryable, dyeable, fadedly, headily, ideally, jadedly, layered, lyrated, mazedly, nakedly, pedlary, readily, relayed, splayed.
	+3 letters: abasedly, acylated, adultery, alcaydes, aldehyde, alderfly, amazedly, amusedly, amygdale, amygdule, analysed, analyzed, ardently, avowedly, badgerly, biasedly, bladdery, dapperly, datively, dayflies, defrayal, delayers, delaying, delegacy, delicacy, deniably, dentally, diablery, diacetyl, dialysed, dialyser, dialyses, dialyzed, dialyzer, dialyzes, dreamily, drearily, dyslexia, dyspneal, ecdysial, elatedly, feudally, forelady, hayfield, heatedly, heraldry, ideality, idealogy, jaggedly, kaleyard, lackeyed, ladylike, ladylove, lawyered, leadenly, maidenly, markedly, massedly, mattedly, medially, medianly, parlayed, parleyed, pedately, petalody, playdate, raggedly, readably, readerly, repandly, replayed, sacredly, saddlery, sedately, slideway, statedly, steadily, underlay, unplayed, variedly, walleyed, welladay.
	+4 letters: adversely, advisedly, aldehydes, aldehydic, alkylated, allegedly, allowedly, amplidyne, amygdalae, amygdales, amygdules, ankylosed, ashamedly, assuredly, autolysed, autolyzed, beladying, belatedly, bellyband, bipedally, blarneyed, butylated, catalyzed, chandlery, chlamydes, clepsydra, comradely, cordately, damselfly, dayflower, daylilies, decalcify, decimally, defiantly, definably, defrayals, desirably, diacetyls, dialysate, dialysers, dialyzate, dialyzers, dietarily, displayed, drysalter, dyslexias, earlywood, endurably, ethylated, exaltedly, eyeballed, federally, feudality, gargoyled, guardedly, hayfields, holidayed, holidayer, hydrolase, jaywalked, kaleyards, lacqueyed, ladyloves, learnedly, legendary, mediately, medically, medullary, misplayed, molybdate, mundanely, oedipally, outplayed, paralysed, paralyzed, parsleyed, playacted, playdates, playfield, polyamide, polyhedra, radiately, redisplay, relatedly, relaxedly, roundelay, saleslady, skylarked, slideways, steelyard, syllabled, tallyhoed, twayblade, unalloyed, underlays, underplay, verdantly, welladays.
	+5 letters: acceptedly, accidently, accursedly, acetylated, acrylamide, adaptively, additively, adequately, adherently, adhesively, adjacently, admittedly, adoptively, affectedly, agitatedly, amplidynes, aneuploidy, animatedly, assertedly, ballyhooed, bellyached, bellybands, bipedality, cardplayer, chalcedony, chlamydiae, clepsydrae, clepsydras, creditably, cyclopedia, dayflowers, daylighted, debonairly, decadently, declassify, defrayable, degradedly, delectably, delicately, dependably, depilatory, deplorably, deployable, depravedly, desolately, despicably, detachably, detachedly, detailedly, detestably, dialysates, dialyzable, dialyzates, diaphyseal, digitately, disyllable, downplayed, dreadfully, dreamfully, drysalters, drysaltery, dyeability, earlywoods, epididymal, gladsomely, handsomely, hexaploidy, holidayers, hydrolases, hydroplane, hypodermal, indelicacy, ladyfinger, ladyfishes, lamentedly, laundrymen, lumberyard, measuredly, medievally, methylated, methyldopa, moderately, molybdates, myelinated, obdurately, outdatedly, overplayed, perdurably, playfields, pleadingly, polyamides, polyhedral, ponytailed, preholiday, preparedly, radiolyses, reanalyzed, redisplays, remedially, repeatedly, residually, roundelays, sleepyhead, steelyards, twayblades, unabatedly, unanalyzed, undeniably, underplays, unladylike, unsteadily.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 6C 61 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.. . .-.. .- -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01101100 01100001 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#101 &#108 &#97 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 006C 0061 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
tom delay	218
developmental delay	108
airport delay	102
delay	93
speech delay	84
flight delay	44
delay home school speech	39
delay house leader majority tom	38
language delay	26
delay line	20
delay generator	20
delay developmental global	19
delay ejaculation	15
pervasive developmental delay	15
delay menstruation	15
delay period	14
construction delay	14
delay timer	13
digital delay	13
delay spray	12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Delay

Definitions: Delay

Delay

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definitions: Delay

Specialty Definition: Delay

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Delay

Synonyms: Delay

Synonyms within Context: Delay

Diuturnity

Lateness

Slowness

Crosswords: Delay

Modern Usage: Delay

Screenplays

Lyrics

Commercial Usage: Delay

Books

Periodicals

Music

Image Slideshow: Delay

Computer Images:Delay

Photo Album: Delay

Familiar Quotations: Delay

Aaron Burr

Benjamin Franklin

Horace

John Ford

Magna Carta

Miguel De Cervantes

Publilius Syrus

Seneca

William Shakespeare

Historic Usage: Delay

Magna Carta

John Locke

US Constitution

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Delay

Emma

Austen, Jane

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Non-Fiction Usage: Delay

Spoken Usage: Delay

Mark Shields

Senator Carl Levin

Speeches: Delay

George Washington

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

James K. Polk

Herbert C. Hoover

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: Delay

Name Usage Frequency: Delay

Expressions: Delay

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Delay

tom delay

developmental delay

airport delay

delay

speech delay

flight delay

delay home school speech

delay house leader majority tom

language delay

delay line

delay generator

delay developmental global

delay ejaculation

pervasive developmental delay

delay menstruation

Computer Images:
Delay