Word Meaning

Meaning of delay

- A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
- To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
- To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
- To allay; to temper.
- To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.

Crossword clue for delay

- A hold up
- At heart, Mandela yearns for deferment
- Defer
- Dilly-dally
- Hindrance
- Hold up the Spanish during day?
- Keep waiting
- Logjam
- Play for time
- Postpone
- Retard
- Screw around