They might delay the inevitable collapse of this house of cards, but it won't stop it.
Have you noticed that at stop lights there are always people who delay after the light goes to green then.
The delay is caused by the extra security features built into the new driving licence.
Note that in some cases, inconclusive data may require additional testing and might delay posting of results.
Or there could be a delay in their electronics that they didn't take into account.
But weather continues to threaten delay as wave after wave of tropical storms moves through the region.
Another option to consider when articles don't come through on time is to simply delay publication.
Nonstop flights are a boon, because connections increase the risk of a delay.
The satellite and its mission will not be affected by this launch delay.
Another is that patents can delay innovation as well as stimulate it.
British Dictionary definitions for delay
delay
/dɪˈleɪ/
verb
1.
(transitive) to put off to a later time; defer
2.
(transitive) to slow up, hinder, or cause to be late; detain
3.
(intransitive) to be irresolute or put off doing something; procrastinate
4.
(intransitive) to linger; dawdle
noun
5.
the act or an instance of delaying or being delayed
6.
the interval between one event and another; lull; interlude
Derived Forms
delayer, noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French delaier, from des- off + laier, variant of laissier to leave, from Latin laxāre to loosen, from laxus slack, lax
Word Origin and History for delay
v.
c.1300, from Old French delaiier, from de- "away, from" (see de-) + laier "leave, let," probably a variant of Old French laissier, from Latin laxare "slacken, undo" (see lax). Related: Delayed; delaying.
n.
mid-13c., from Old French delaie, from delaiier (see delay (v.)).