DELAYED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Not as far along as normal in development

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

retarded (relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development)

Past simple / past participle of the verb delay

It would have to take its chance of being delayed; and delay would be fatal, with enemies on the track.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I had been delayed at a case, and it was a little after half-past six when I found myself in Baker Street once more.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She delayed to speak, and at last she spoke haltingly, hesitating to frame in words the harshness of her thought.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

If anyone owes you money, send them a gentle reminder at the end of January because checks that you expect may be delayed.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A group of rare genetic muscle disorders characterized by hypotonia, muscle weakness, and delayed development of motor skills.

(Congenital Structural Myopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating delayed fusion of the epiphyses.

(Delayed Epiphyseal Fusion, NCI Thesaurus)

This can cause mental retardation, behavioral and movement problems, seizures, and delayed development.

(Phenylketonuria, NCI Dictionary)

This leads to delayed repolarization and subsequent paralysis of the nervous system.

(Permethrin, NCI Thesaurus)

Those are as fixed as fate, and my voyage is only now delayed until the weather shall permit my embarkation.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

“I am sorry,” said I, “but the matter cannot be delayed. Mr. Sherlock Holmes—”

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)