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delayed

adjective

  1. cause to occur later in time than planned, occurring later than planned
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dəˈleɪd/ / /diːˈleɪ.dəd/

adj

  1. Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.

    Many, and probably true, anecdotes have been published on the long-delayed and artful revenge of various animals.

    First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy [...]

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of delay