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delayed

USduh-LAYD/dəˈleɪd/

2 meanings of delayed

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Happening later than usual, expected, or wanted, not at the planned time.

    Like a bus that comes later than the time on the schedule.

    Because of the storm, our flight was delayed for hours.

    She apologized for her delayed response to the invitation.

    Similarlate, overdue, belated, postponed

    Oppositeearly, punctual, prompt, timely

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of delay. Use this form for something that already happened or was held up.

    They delayed the meeting until next week.

    The game was delayed because of heavy rain.

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delayed is a form of delay

delay, verb: To put something off until a later time. Full entry

Forms
delaydelays he/she/itdelaying -ing formdelayed past tense, past participle
Spelling
delay → delayed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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