delay


delay - noun

  • time during which some action is awaited
  • the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

  • delay - verb

    • cause to be slowed down or delayed
    • act later than planned, scheduled, or required
    • stop or halt
    • slow the growth or development of

    delay - thesaurus

    check   detain   hold   holdup   postponement   stay   wait  


    View spelling list ay words - set 2 and learn about the word delay in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for delay

    d is 2 e is 1 l is 1 a is 1 y is 4
    Scrabble score = 9

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