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Noun
Definition: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
Definition: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Definition: A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Verb
Definition: 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"
Definition: act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
Definition: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
Definition: To put off until a later time; to defer.
Definition: To dilute, temper.