A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
the delay before the echo of a sound
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
The 8-bit sound quality of many early delays did indeed leave a lot to be desired (compare this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)
Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
To put off until a later time; to defer.
My lord delayeth his coming.
A surname.
From Middle English delaien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman delaier, Old French deslaier, from des- + Old French laier (“to leave”), a conflation of Old Frankish *lattjan ("to delay, hinder"; from Proto-G...
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To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
To dilute, temper.