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English noun: delay | |||
| 1. | delay (time) time during which some action is awaited | ||
| Samples | Instant replay caused too long a delay. He ordered a hold in the action. | ||
| Synonyms | hold, postponement, time lag, wait | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | extension, moratorium, retardation | ||
| 2. | delay (act) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | ||
| Synonyms | holdup | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactivity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, cunctation, dalliance, dawdling, deferment, deferral, demurrage, disruption, filibuster, forbearance, gap, interruption, lag, lingering, postponement, procrastination, retardation, shillyshally, slowdown, tarriance, trifling | ||
English verb: delay | |||
| 1. | delay (change) cause to be slowed down or delayed | ||
| Samples | Traffic was delayed by the bad weather. She delayed the work that she didn't want to perform. | ||
| Synonyms | detain, hold up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buy time, catch, stall, stonewall | ||
| Antonyms | hurry, rush | ||
| 2. | delay (stative) act later than planned, scheduled, or required | ||
| Samples | Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered. | ||
| Examples | They delay a long time | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hold back, hold off, wait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defer, dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, hesitate, hold over, pause, postpone, procrastinate, procrastinate, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, shillyshally, stall, table | ||
| 3. | delay (change) stop or halt | ||
| Samples | Please stay the bloodshed!. | ||
| Synonyms | detain, stay | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, delay, retard | ||
| 4. | delay (change) slow the growth or development of | ||
| Samples | The brain damage will retard the child's language development. | ||
| Synonyms | check, retard | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dampen, delay, detain, stay | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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