- Types Of Speech
- You can use delay as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Delay
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, d, e, l, and y, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter l. Delay starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, del, dela, and the ending characters are y, ay, lay, elay, ..
- Definition
- The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Delay is set as a grade three word that starts with d, ends with y, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is delay a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Delay in Pig Latin is said as "elayday or elaydway".
- Unigram
- d | e | l | a | y
- Bigram
- de | el | la | ay
- Trigram
- del | ela | lay
- Quadrigram
- dela | elay
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of delaying;
inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time - time during which some action is awaited;
"instant replay caused too long a delay";
"he ordered a hold in the action"
- Verb Examples
- 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" - stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!" - act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| Accede | to agree or express agreement "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" |
| Adjourn | close at the end of a session "The court adjourned" |
| Afterthought | an addition that was not included in the original plan "the garage was an afterthought" |
| Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Armed Robbery | |
| Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Arrestation | |
| Arrestment |
View all cognitive synonyms for Delay
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delay | the act of delaying inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
| Layed |
View English words with the unique letters used in delay. Words With The Letters Adely
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Check | the act of inspecting or verifying "they made a check of their equipment" "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" |
| Delay | the act of delaying inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
| Detain | 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" |
| Hold Up | |
| Stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state "they had a nice stay in Paris" "a lengthy hospital stay" "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inactivity | being inactive being less active |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Break | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Cunctation | the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
| Dalliance | |
| Dawdling | the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working |
| Deferment | act of putting off to a future time |
| Deferral | act of putting off to a future time |
| Demurrage | detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure |
| Disruption | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks" |
| Filibuster | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| Forbearance | a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" |
View All Hyponyms For Delay
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Delayne | Yes | Yes |
| Delayna | Yes | Yes |
| Tondelayo | No | Yes |
| Delaynie | Yes | Yes |
| Delaysia | No | Yes |
View All Names For Delay
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delay (5 letters) | 9 | 9 | delay | ||
| Deadly (6 letters) | 11 +2 | 11 +2 | deadly | ||
| Delayed (7 letters) | 12 +3 | 12 +3 | addeely | ||
| Dazedly (7 letters) | 21 +12 | 21 +12 | addelyz | ||
| Allayed (7 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +3 | aadelly | ||
| Layed (5 letters) | 9 | 9 | delay |
Delay Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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