Delays

Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ/

Delays (noun)

  1. a period when something happens later than planned or expected.
  2. a situation where progress is slower than usual or needed.

Examples

  • The delay in the project caused frustration.
  • A delay in the delivery is expected.

Common collocations: unexpected delay, cause a delay, experience a delay, traffic delay, production delay

Delays (verb)

  1. to cause something to happen later than planned.
  2. to decide to do something at a later time.

Examples

  • Heavy rain delayed the flight.
  • The meeting was delayed by an hour.

Synonyms of Delays

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Delays

  • speeding up processes
  • moving forward in time