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to delay
01
to slow down or postpone something
Transitive: to delay an action or event
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
delay
3rd person singular
delays
Present participle
delaying
Past simple
delayed
Past participle
delayed
Examples
The traffic jam delayed their arrival at the airport.
02
to arrive later than expected or planned
Intransitive
Examples
The flight delayed due to heavy fog.
03
to temporarily prevent or hold up someone or something from proceeding
Transitive: to delay sth
Examples
The train was delayed due to heavy snowfall on the tracks.
04
to hinder or slow down the progress of something’s growth or development
Transitive: to delay a process or development
Examples
The disease delayed the plant ’s ability to bloom during the season.
Delay
01
the act of postponing or putting off something that was scheduled or expected to happen at a particular time
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
delays
Examples
The train 's delay made us miss our connecting flight.
02
a period of time during which an expected action or event is postponed or awaited
Examples
The package arrived after a two-day delay.
Lexical Tree
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