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Delayed
is always a great word to know.
So is cycle. Does it mean:
| the electric or magnetic force that acts between oppositely charged bodies, tending to draw them together |
| a sequence of changing states that produces a final state identical to the original one; one of a succession of periodically recurring events |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
2.
to impede the process or progress of; retard; hinder: The dense fog delayed the plane's landing.
verb (used without object)
3.
to put off action; linger; loiter: He delayed until it was too late.
noun
4.
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
5.
an instance of being delayed: There were many delays during the train trip.
6.
the period or amount of time during which something is delayed: The ballet performance began after a half-hour delay.
Origin:
1225–75; Middle English delaien (v.), delai(e) (noun) < Old French delaier (v.), delai (noun)
1225–75; Middle English delaien (v.), delai(e) (noun) < Old French delaier (v.), delai (noun)
Related forms
de·lay·a·ble, adjective
de·lay·er, noun
de·lay·ing·ly, adverb
pre·de·lay, noun, verb
un·de·lay·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. See defer1. 2. slow, detain. 3. procrastinate, tarry. 4. tarrying, dawdling. 5. deferment, postponement, respite.
1. See defer1. 2. slow, detain. 3. procrastinate, tarry. 4. tarrying, dawdling. 5. deferment, postponement, respite.
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Word Origin & History
delay
late 13c., from O.Fr. delaier, from de- "away, from" + laier "leave, let," probably a variant of L. laissier, from L. laxare "slacken, undo."
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