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adjective

Definition of delayednext
as in belated

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delayed

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adverb

as in postponed

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delayed

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verb

past tense of delay
1
as in lingered
to move or act slowly she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed

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2
as in deferred
to assign to a later time our guests delayed their departure until after dinner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayed
  1. belated
  2. lingered
  3. postponed
  4. late
  5. deferred
  6. poked
Adjective
  • The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.
    Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.
    Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
Definition of belated
Verb
  • That spirit of support has lingered—but can that spirit keep hospitality afloat with increasingly fewer covers, shorter checks, more caps?
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The concept lingered in her mind for weeks, waiting for the perfect moment to take shape.
    Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • But Shakira postponed her tour launch amid production changes, which included a jump from arenas to stadiums in some markets.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In October, Judge Cynthia Chappell postponed the fall trial of Calvin Atchison, the man accused of killing Velma Tharpe in North Nashville during the summer of 2000.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponed
Adjective
  • The Fed’s latest forecast now projects just two rate cuts for next year, down from the four projected in September.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are running out of time to avoid a partial government shutdown late Friday night, after President-elect Donald Trump and his allies sunk a compromise bill to fund the government through March.
    Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of late
Verb
  • Attorneys for Pines deferred a request for further comment to the allegations outlined in the complaint.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Jets won the coin toss and deferred until the second half.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferred
Verb
  • Glaser — the host of the 2025 Golden Globe awards — also poked fun at Bündchen’s relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente during the roast.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And nobody had to guess the color of his underwear, as his black and gray Tom Ford briefs poked purposefully out from his pants.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
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