delay

/dɪˈleɪ/
noun
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Definition

1

a period of time when something is late or does not happen as planned

The flight had a delay of two hours due to bad weather

2

to make something happen later than planned

They had to delay the meeting until next week

Synonyms

postponement holdup lateness

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