delay
verb
- (to cause) to be or occur later than expected
noun
- audio effect reminiscent of an echo
- unexpected period of time that a person or entity must wait before an expected event occurs
- cause to occur later in time than planned, occurring later than planned
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ̯/ / [dɪˈleɪ̯] / /dəˈleɪ̯/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English delaien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman delaier, Old French deslaier, from des- + Old French laier (“to leave”), a conflation of Old Frankish *lattjan ("to delay, hinder"; from Proto-Germanic *latjaną (“to delay, hinder, stall”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to leave, leave behind”)), and Old Frankish *laibijan ("to leave"; from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to leave, cause to stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to remain, continue”)). Doublet of dally. Akin to Old English latian (“to delay, hesitate”), Old English latu (“a delay, a hindrance”), Old English lǣfan (“to leave”). More at let (to hinder), late, leave.
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
“the delay before the echo of a sound”
“Two twenty minutes' delays.”
- An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
“The 8-bit sound quality of many early delays did indeed leave a lot to be desired (compare this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)”
- Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, a variant of delaissier.
- To dilute, temper.
- To assuage, quench, allay.
“Those dreadfull flames she also found delayd / And quenched quite like a consumed torch […].”