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plural of delay
as in waits
an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business there was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of delay
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“Delays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delays. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

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