A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. / (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

(transitive, intransitive) To put off until a later time; to defer. / To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time. / (transitive, obsolete) To allay; to temper.

(obsolete) To dilute, temper. / (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.

simple past tense and past participle of delay

Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.

plural of delay

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delay

present participle of delay

A delay.

plural of delaying