as in belated
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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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Recent Examples of delayed
Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
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
Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Some 1,902 flights within, into or out of the United States also were delayed on Tuesday, according to FlightAware, along with the 1,210 that had been canceled.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Since the government shutdown delayed funding for SNAP in November, Curry has been sharing strategies on how to find free or affordable food with his social media followers.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
On Monday, arrivals in Chicago were delayed an average of five hours — and that was with just a 4% service reduction.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Why are flights delayed today at Phoenix Sky Harbor?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The same goes for international flights that have been canceled or delayed for more than six hours.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
Flights are being delayed and cancelled across the country because of airport staffing shortages.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
But the bailout merely delayed the inevitable.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Some 1,902 flights within, into or out of the United States also were delayed on Tuesday, according to FlightAware, along with the 1,210 that had been canceled.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Nov. 2025
Since the government shutdown delayed funding for SNAP in November, Curry has been sharing strategies on how to find free or affordable food with his social media followers.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
The buildout is sometimes delayed by regulations like mandates that cables run underground in bird habitats, Down To Earth magazine reported.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
On Monday, arrivals in Chicago were delayed an average of five hours — and that was with just a 4% service reduction.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Why are flights delayed today at Phoenix Sky Harbor?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The same goes for international flights that have been canceled or delayed for more than six hours.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025
Flights are being delayed and cancelled across the country because of airport staffing shortages.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayed
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After improvements in passenger totals in 2021, 2022, and 2023, San Jose and Oakland both began to suffer slumps in 2024 and the weakening pattern has lingered well into 2025, a review of official airport statistics shows.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Banijay Entertainment profits were up 5% over the first nine months of this year but today’s financials revealed production on some of the super-indie’s shows have been postponed until next year.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their return date has been postponed indefinitely, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which offered no further details.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Hall could not be reached immediately for comment by telephone late Wednesday afternoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In late 2020 and early 2021, under 6 percent of mortgaged homebuyers were using VA loans, according to Redfin.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Though some institutions have welcomed workers’ unions, others have dragged their feet.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Knocked unconscious, Will is then dragged by the Demogorgon to the lair of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another of the bills will appear on the same agenda for a public hearing and its second reading, while the last of the four has been deferred until after the new year.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2025
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Delta Air Lines deferred comment to the US Department of Transportation and the FAA.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One live roach crawled on the floor near the kitchen door.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roaring out of the gates in Set 2, the Raiders mounted a commanding 10-2 lead, but the Storm went blow for blow with the Raiders and crawled back into the set.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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Whoopi Goldberg, Emily Blunt and Natasha Lyonne were among the stars expressing their outrage, while Ryan Reynolds poked fun at Tilly in his new Mint Mobile ad.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.—
Idra Novey,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Delayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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