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delayed

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de·lay  (d-l)
v. de·layed, de·lay·ing, de·lays
v.tr.
1. To postpone until a later time; defer.
2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us.
v.intr.
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
n.
1. The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay.
2. The condition of being delayed; detainment.
3. The period of time during which one is delayed.
4. The interval of time between two events.

[Middle English delaien, from Anglo-Norman delaier, from Old French deslaier : des-, de- + laier, to leave, of Germanic origin; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]

de·layer n.
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Adj.1.delayed - not as far along as normal in development
retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
Translations
delayed
adj (= postponed)verschoben, aufgeschoben, hinausgezögert; (= late)verspätet; (TV, Rad) broadcastzeitversetzt

delayed متأخر zpožděný forsinket verspätet καθυστερημένος atrasado myöhässä retardé odgođen ritardato 遅れた 지연된 vertraagd forsinket opóźniony atrasado отсроченный försenad ทำให้ล่าช้า gecikmeli bị hoãn lại 延期的


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Year after year, I delayed the republication, proposing, at the suggestion of my old friend, Mr.
She was more interested in meeting the young married couple than in awaiting the result of the hard bargaining which delayed the engagement of the new dancer; and she volunteered to make her brother's apologies, if his theatrical business caused him to be late in keeping his appointment at the honeymoon festival.
The ebb-tide, which had so cruelly delayed us, was now making reparation and delaying our assailants.
 
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