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delays

Saydi-LAYZUS/dəˈleɪz/UK/dɪˈleɪz/

2 meanings of delays

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of delay. Use this form when talking about more than one delay.

    Repeated delays forced the airline to cancel several flights.

    The committee apologized for the long delays at the security gate.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of delay. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She always delays her decisions until the last possible moment.

    Bad weather delays the morning ferry almost every winter.

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delays is a form of delay

delay, noun: A wait before something happens, or the act of putting something off. Full entry

Forms
delaydelays plural
Spelling
delay → delays: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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