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DELAYS (6)

delay 

delay - v 
act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" 

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delay is a wait or a postponement. An unexpected delaybefore the start of a play might make the audience restless and noisy.

During a delay, you have to wait around for things to begin. Delay is also a verb: "That burnt pizza is going to delay dinner for at least another hour." You can also delay by loitering or hanging around: "The performer always delayswhen he's nervous about singing in front of a crowd." Delay comes from the Old French delaiier, from the roots de-, "not," and laier, "leave."

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