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delaying

Saydi-LAY-ingUS/dəˈleɪɪŋ/UK/dɪˈleɪɪŋ/

Noun pluraldelayings

2 meanings of delaying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of delay. Use it for the action happening now or as the name of that action.

    The storm kept delaying our trip all weekend.

    Delaying the decision only made things worse.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A wait that happens when something is put off to a later time.

    Like waiting even longer for a bus that keeps not arriving.

    The constant delaying of the project frustrated everyone on the team.

    A long delaying at the border held up the whole shipment.

    Similarpostponement, deferral, holdup

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delaying 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 → delaying: add -ing

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