Delayed

verb

/dəˈleɪd/

Word Frequency: 13.3

Definitions

1.verbTo put off until a later time; to defer.

2.verbTo retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.

"The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow."

3.verbTo allay; to temper.

4.verbTo dilute, temper.

5.verbTo assuage, quench, allay.

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