de|lay´er

de|lay´er: de|lay «dih LAY», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to put off till a later time: »We will delay the party for a week and hold it next Saturday.

2. to make late; keep waiting; hinder the progress of: »The accident delayed the train for two hours. Ignorance delays progress.
SYNONYM(S): retard.

–v.i.

to be late; go slowly; stop along the way; wait: »Do not delay on this errand.
SYNONYM(S): linger, loiter.

–n.

1. the act of delaying; a stopping along the way: »We were so late that we could afford no further delay.
defn>the fact of being delayed; a being put off till a later time: »The delay upset our plans.

╂[< Old French delaier < de- + laier leave, let]

–de|lay´er, noun.

Synonym Study transitive verb. 1 Delay, defer, postpone mean to put off doing something. Delay often suggests either holding off for some reason but planning to act at some later time or putting off indefinitely: »I delayed seeing the dentist.
Defer usually suggests deciding to put off until a better time, with the intention of acting then: »I deferred going until I had more time.
Postpone suggests deferring until a definite time, after something has been done, learned, etc.: »I postponed going until next week.

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