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Definition of delay

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Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

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Comperendinate :: Comperendinate (v. t.) To delay.

Passage :: Passage (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed..

Weather-bound :: Weather-bound (a.) Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel..

Delayed :: Delayed (imp. & p. p.) of Dela.

Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.

Respite :: Respite (n.) To delay or postpone; to put off.

Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.

Thereupon :: Thereupon (adv.) Immediately; at once; without delay.

Drecche :: Drecche (v. i.) To delay.

Delays :: Delays (pl. ) of Dela.

Outright :: Outright (adv.) Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright..

Latered :: Latered (a.) Inclined to delay; dilatory.

Quick :: Quick (adv.) In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick..

Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.

Dilation :: Dilation (n.) Delay.

Procrastinate :: Procrastinate (v. i.) To delay; to be dilatory.

Promt :: Promt (superl.) Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.

Present :: Present (a.) Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.