DELAY
What does "DELAY" mean?
To make something happen later than planned, or the period by which it is postponed.
Meanings
- To postpone or put off to a later time. We had to delay the launch by two weeks.
- To cause to be late or slow; to hold up. Heavy snow delayed every flight out of the airport.
- A period of time by which something is late or postponed. There was a long delay before the show finally began.
Word origin
From Old French 'delaier' 'to put off', from 'de-' plus 'laier' 'to leave, let', a verb of uncertain origin possibly blending Latin 'laxare' 'to loosen' and Frankish roots.
Remember it
DELAY ends in 'lay' - to delay is to let a task lay around untouched a while longer.
A little poem
Departure board blinks-
the same red word down the row:
delay, delay, wait.
haiku
Wordplay
- I was going to write a joke about a delay, but I'll get to it later.
What it teaches
A delay you choose is patience; a delay you suffer is just the world reminding you who's in charge.
Quick facts
What does DELAY mean?
To make something happen later than planned, or the period by which it is postponed.
Is DELAY a valid word?
Yes — DELAY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DELAY?
DELAY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DELAY come from?
From Old French 'delaier' 'to put off', from 'de-' plus 'laier' 'to leave, let', a verb of uncertain origin possibly blending Latin 'laxare' 'to loosen' and Frankish roots.
What can DELAY teach us?
A delay you choose is patience; a delay you suffer is just the world reminding you who's in charge.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.