delay
delay is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as verb, noun, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- verb. A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
- noun. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
- noun. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
- noun. To allay; to temper.
- intransitive verb. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
- noun. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- noun. time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"
"he ordered a hold in the action"
- verb. slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
- verb. 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"
- verb. stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
- verb. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
Synonyms
holdup, hold, postponement, wait, check, retard, detain, stay
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in delay:
Common word forms
delays, delayed, delayer, delayful, delaying, delayable
Words from these letters
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