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delayed

[ dih-leyd ]

adjective

  1. delayed flights.

  2. Delayed deliveries cause customers to complain.

  3. a delayed reaction;

    a child's delayed development.

  4. Physics. of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.


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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd· adjective
  • ɱ-· adjective
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If neither the public transport mode share or the cars-on-the-road limit are met, then the second runway would be delayed until £350m of road improvements have been completed, it said.

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An indictment against her was unsealed last April; the trial date has been delayed three times.

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Funding challenges, concerns over travel interruptions and the pandemic delayed the government from implementing the Real ID requirement for almost two decades.

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Denmark and Germany signed an agreement to build the tunnel back in 2008, but the scheme was delayed by opposition from ferry operators and German conservation groups concerned about the ecological impact.

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His attendance at the funeral meant his wedding to Camilla was delayed to 9 April and the King and Queen's 20-minute private meeting with Pope Francis fell on their 20th wedding anniversary.

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