noun Download 🔗Share A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. Examples : "the delay before the echo of a sound" time event action business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay. Examples : "The guitarist experimented with different delays to create an echo effect on his solo. " music technology electronics sound device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put off until a later time; to defer. Examples : "The heavy rain delays the school bus by 30 minutes. " time action event process plan Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time. Examples : "The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow." time action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To allay; to temper. Examples : "To help her toddler overcome his fear of the loud vacuum cleaner, the mother delays the noise by starting it in another room. " action emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dilute, temper. Examples : "She delays the bitterness of her morning coffee with a splash of milk. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To assuage, quench, allay. Examples : "The teacher's engaging lesson delayed the students' anxieties about the upcoming test. " action process time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading