"delayed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dəˈleɪd/, /diːˈleɪ.dəd/ [Hong-Kong] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delayed.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪd Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} delayed
  1. Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired. Hypernyms: hindered, overdue Hyponyms: moratory [law, finance, business] Derived forms: nondelayed, undelayed Related terms: time-delayed, a long time coming, delay, inactive, procrastinate [verb] Translations (adjective): retrasado (Spanish), atrasado (Spanish), demorado (Spanish), con retraso/atraso/demora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-delayed-en-adj-egkAWZRM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 100 0 Synonyms: adjourned, bogged down [figuratively, idiomatic], deferred, delayed, imprompt, in abeyance, in nubibus, interrupted, lated [obsolete], logjammed, suspended, stalled, stifled, on hold [idiomatic], on ice [idiomatic], paused, postponed, retarded, tardy

Verb [English]

IPA: /dəˈleɪd/, /diːˈleɪ.dəd/ [Hong-Kong] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delayed.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} delayed
  1. simple past and past participle of delay Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: delay
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