Delayed

//dəˈleɪd//

Synonyms for "delayed" (51 found)

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Closest matches (11)

retarded arrested back backward behind behindhand belated blocked checked

Adjective(2 words)

adjourned bogged down

Strong matches (15)

Adjective(6 words)

deferred imprompt in abeyance in nubibus interrupted lated

delayed-action detained held up hung up impeded in a bind in abeyance jammed late

Related words (25)

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

hindered overdue

More specific

1 entries

moratory

Related terms

5 entries

a long time coming delay inactive procrastinate time-delayed

derived

2 entries

nondelayed undelayed

form of

1 entries

delay

related to

1 entries

delay

similar

2 entries

retarded

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You will be delayed for only thirty minutes at worst.

Source: tatoeba (16631)

The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.

Source: tatoeba (20247)

The train was delayed, so I could not arrive there on time.

Source: tatoeba (20266)

We should take into account that the train was delayed.

Source: tatoeba (20267)

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