Definition of "delay" []

• To postpone until a later time; defer. (verb-transitive)
• To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us. (verb-transitive)
• To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision. (verb-intransitive)
• The act of delaying; postponement: responded without delay. (noun)
• The condition of being delayed; detainment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In the press box, the official time of the rain delay is announced: 46 hours even."
• "But here, a certain delay is permitted, the more signally to manifest the power of Christ and accomplish His purposes."
• "Many of those engineers feel a since of relief that this delay is here - they want to make sure they are doing the right thing (reduced risk)."