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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
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as in deferred
to assign to a later time
our guests delayed their departure until after dinner
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as in belated
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Recent Examples of delayed
Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s why our reaction was so delayed.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
The series is currently slated to make its debut on CBS during the 2026-27 TV season, along with the delayed Einstein.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, in 2018, the festival was delayed on the first day and then cancelled on the second day due to lightning and severe weather.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Later, after giving up baseball for competitive bodybuilding, Rotman experienced great success, but this was delayed by a major injury.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The loss of judges has resulted in immigration cases being delayed as far out as 2029, NPR previously reported, as vacancies increase despite open job postings to fill roles in those courts.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Proceedings against all three defendants had been repeatedly delayed for various reasons.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The panel votes today on whether hepatitis B vaccines, given at birth to prevent infection via the mother, should be delayed for a month.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Southwest delayed 215 flights, followed by 170 from United, 137 from SkyWest and 35 from Frontier.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Progress was soon further delayed.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sunday saw a delayed start and revamped schedule after a storm caused a shelter in place to be issued.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s why our reaction was so delayed.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
The series is currently slated to make its debut on CBS during the 2026-27 TV season, along with the delayed Einstein.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Also, in 2018, the festival was delayed on the first day and then cancelled on the second day due to lightning and severe weather.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
Later, after giving up baseball for competitive bodybuilding, Rotman experienced great success, but this was delayed by a major injury.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The loss of judges has resulted in immigration cases being delayed as far out as 2029, NPR previously reported, as vacancies increase despite open job postings to fill roles in those courts.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Proceedings against all three defendants had been repeatedly delayed for various reasons.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The panel votes today on whether hepatitis B vaccines, given at birth to prevent infection via the mother, should be delayed for a month.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Southwest delayed 215 flights, followed by 170 from United, 137 from SkyWest and 35 from Frontier.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Progress was soon further delayed.
—Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayed
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When smoke exposure was higher, more people died — and the impacts lingered, with the death rate remaining elevated for as many as three years beyond the smoke.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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While wolves may have lingered near human camps, dogs took this relationship a step further.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some high-ranking officials have postponed or cancelled events out of fear of political attacks following last week’s shooting.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft’s planned then postponed $1 billion data center in Catawba County is only set to bring in 50 jobs.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then, at the end of the episode, Slightly pulls Arthur’s body into a ventilation shaft, in what could be a belated act of regret or an attempt to preserve a Xenomorph host body before any other aliens can eat it.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Security reviews and App Store approvals dragged far longer than the five-week YC sprint.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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After lengthy negotiations that dragged on for the past several months, the 38-year-old Argentine legend and Inter Miami have agreed to terms on a new multiyear contract, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Often that liability is deferred or a firm may report paying taxes in one year on income earned in a prior year.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The grant was awarded, and later Julien went before the Miami-Dade County Commission and persuaded them to build a cultural arts center, not just another teen center where children were babysat while their dreams of the arts were being deferred.—
BEA L. HINES,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Remarks from Kirk’s widow were well received on the Right, with little controversy as to her interpretation of her late husband’s wishes.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In commemoration of World War II, a creaky old Sherman tank crawled past half-empty bleachers, and the Korean War was honored with a short video.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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His satirical conservative anchorman then crawled out from behind the Late Show desk and basked in the corresponding cheers as the Colbert Report theme song played.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During her acceptance speech last year for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, the actress poked fun at her own success.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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No movie poked holes in the stereotypical puffy rock-star ego more effectively than Spinal Tap did, and there are legions of fans who have the film almost completely memorized.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Delayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayed. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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