| delay | the act of delaying |
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| delay | time during which some action is awaited |
| delay | slow the growth or development of |
| delay | cause to be slowed down or delayed |
| delay | stop or halt |
| delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required |
| delay | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
| delay | caused to be slower or later |
| delay | not as far along as normal in development |
| delay | a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture |
| delay | an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact |
| delay | operating after a predetermined lapse of time |