delay
di lay
- n time during which some action is awaited
instant replay caused too long a delay - n the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- v cause to be slowed down or delayed
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform - v act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered - v stop or halt
- v slow the growth or development of
- A graphic looking at how NextGen GPS-based techonolty can improve the airline industry, which airports have the worst delays and how to avoid them.
- As I've mentioned before, there's a danger that loan modifications, at least the way they're currently done, don't solve the problem, just delay it.