delayed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /diːˈleɪ.dəd/ (Hong-Kong)
- /dəˈleɪd/
Meanings
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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.
1875, Charles Darwin, chapter 3, in The Descent of Man^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Descent_of_Man_(Darwin)/Chapter_III):First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy [...]
2014, Council of Economic Advisers, “Section 2”, in The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change:
Antonyms
resumed · restarted · recommenced · continuous · on time · nondelayed · just in time · undelayed · revived
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time-delayed · delay · a long time coming · inactive · procrastinate
Synonyms
stalled · logjammed · delayed · suspended · paused · postponed · tardy · imprompt · stifled · in abeyance · lated · adjourned · bogged down · interrupted · retarded · in nubibus · on ice · deferred · on hold
Translations (4)
es retrasado (adjective) · es atrasado (adjective) · es demorado (adjective) · es con retraso/atraso/demora (adjective)