n. | 1. | A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance. |
v. t. | 1. | To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before. |
2. | To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; | |
3. | To allay; to temper. | |
v. i. | 1. | To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry. |
Noun | 1. | delay - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" |
2. | delay - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time Synonyms: holdup | |
Verb | 1. | delay - 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" |
2. | delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" | |
3. | delay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" | |
4. | delay - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" |
DELAY, civil law. The time allowed either by law or by agreement of the
parties to do something.
2. The law allows a delay, for a party who has been summoned to appear,
to make defence, to appeal; it admits of a delay during which and action may
be brought, certain rights exercised, and the like.
3. By the agreement of the parties there may be a delay in the payment
of a debt, the fulfillment of a contract, &c. Vide Code, 3, 11, 4; Nov. 69,
c. 2 Merl. Rep. h