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Meanings of
delayed
in English
Occurring after the expected or usual time.
late
belated
tardy
lated
"Delayed" is the opposite of:
expedited
Related terms
slow
suspended
postponed
deferred
abeyant
delayed-action
held up
Synonyms
Examples for "
late
"
late
belated
tardy
lated
Examples for "
late
"
1
Washington, however,
late
last week issued new sanctions against Caracas's oil industry.
2
Having said that, of course, reality-myreality-hadgotten rather odd of
late
.
3
South Korea' banking sector was crippled by the
late
1990s financial crisis.
4
Lidl acquired 27 Best Market stores on Long Island
late
last year.
5
A possibly
late
answer could bring a solution to an earlier problem!
1
A
belated
happy new year to all our Irish Times Abroad readers.
2
Job and cost cuts are a
belated
attempt to address this problem.
3
Amnesty International welcomed the vote as a
belated
chance to deliver justice.
4
It is a welcome, though regrettably
belated
,
development in the Syrian crisis.
5
The
belated
traveller was Reynard; and another had stepped in before him.
1
After waiting another few minutes for
tardy
passengers, the trolley moved on.
2
Mominul accepted the progress has been
tardy
though he expected a turnaround.
3
The man was still waiting before the door of the
tardy
elevator.
4
He was always in debt, and
tardy
,
of course, in his payments.
5
She owed to Grace Roseberry the
tardy
justice of owning the truth.
1
The corpses had been pierced, stabbed, severed and muti-
lated
by the deadly shards.
2
The dividend on shares of this kind is calcu-
lated
only on the amount paid up.
3
Most of Vienna is Baroque, in fine fashion, but there are iso-
lated
examples of Gothic.
4
Inevitably, it has reinforced the inf
lated
belief that human beings are at the cutting edge of creation.
5
But then all the gruesome,
water
-
re
-
lated
"accidents" began.
Delayed.
Related terms
retarded
Usage of
delayed
in English
1
However, implementation was
delayed
longer causing a second reprogramming of the funds.
2
The National Elections Commission had
delayed
announcing the results, citing technical problems.
3
U.S. regulators have
delayed
a final decision several times amid safety questions.
4
However, questions over provisional ballots in Ohio state
delayed
a final verdict.
5
This year, that date might be
delayed
to as late as possible.
6
The rule was
delayed
several times and took effect in July 2015.
7
The parliamentary election,
delayed
by three years, comes amid rising violence nationwide.
8
Even then, the power project has been
delayed
by land acquisition problems.
9
He said
delayed
judgements brought into question the integrity of the courts.
10
After being
delayed
several times, a June 25 implementation date was set.
11
Dos Anjos said the polls were likely to be
delayed
another year.
12
The longer he talked, the longer he
delayed
the moment of judgment.
13
But it's always been
delayed
for legal, political, and public relations reasons.
14
That has been
delayed
until later this week while further negotiations continue.
15
Blizzard-like conditions
delayed
initial cleanup efforts, according to a DEC news release.
16
Analysts said programme details were needed and tax cuts may be
delayed
.
Other examples for "delayed"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
delayed
delay
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
delay by
delay too
delay the start
delay diagnosis
delay so
More collocations
Delayed
through the time
Delayed
across language varieties
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