delay
- (noun): A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- (noun): An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (verb): To put off until a later time; to defer.
- (verb): To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
- (verb): To allay; to temper.
- the delay before the echo of a sound
- The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
