Definitions For Delay
noun
- The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- Time during which some action is awaited
- A situation in which something happens later than it should
- The amount of time that you must wait for something that is late
verb
- Slow the growth or development of
- Cause to be slowed down or delayed
- Stop or halt
- Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- To wait until later to do something : to make something happen later
- To make (something or someone) late : to make (something or someone) take longer than expected or planned
Is Delay a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9
The word Delay is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Delay in a Sentence
- Do you know what's causing the delay?
- A number of flight delays
- After months of delay, construction on the new school began.
- The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.
- She's planning to delay her retirement.
- He delayed too long, and now it's too late.