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delay
noun
a
length
of
time
when
something
happens
later
than
it
should
or
later
than
was
planned
•
Because
of
the
snowstorm
,
there
was
a
three-hour
delay
in
the
train
schedule
.
Because
of
the
snowstorm
,
there
was
a
three-hour
delay
in
the
train
schedule
.
•
We
apologised
for
the
delay
in
sending
the
birthday
gift
.
We
apologised
for
the
delay
in
sending
the
birthday
gift
.
Late
14th
century
from
Old
French
delai
,
from
deleer
“
to
leave
off
,
postpone
,”
influenced
by
Latin
differre
“
to
put
off
.”
verb
-
delay
,
delaying
,
delays
,
delayed
to
make
something
happen
later
than
planned
,
or
to
happen
later
itself
•
Road
works
may
delay
your
journey
by
an
hour
.
Road
works
may
delay
your
journey
by
an
hour
.
•
The
teacher
delayed
the
test
to
give
the
class
more
study
time
.
The
teacher
delayed
the
test
to
give
the
class
more
study
time
.
From
Old
French
deleer
,
based
on
Latin
differre
“
to
put
off
.”
