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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" 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" act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don''t delay your application to graduate school or else it won''t be considered" slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child''s language development" stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
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