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 Delays 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
10
Words with Friends
10
The word Delay is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 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.