Definitions For Delaying

noun

  • A situation in which something happens later than it should
  • The amount of time that you must wait for something that is late

verb

  • 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 Delaying 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
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Delaying is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Delaying 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.

Antonyms for Delaying

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