Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - delay
Delay
delay
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. postpone; defer. 2 tr. make late (was delayed at the traffic lights). 3 intr. loiter; be late (don't delay!). --n. 1 the act or an instance of delaying; the process of being delayed. 2 time lost by inaction or the inability to proceed. 3 a hindrance. Phrases and idioms delayed-action (attrib.) (esp. of a bomb, camera, etc.) operating some time after being primed or set. delay line Electr. a device producing a desired delay in the transmission of a signal. Derivatives delayer n. Etymology: ME f. OF delayer (v.), delai (n.), prob. f. des- DIS- + laier leave: see RELAY
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I. noun Date: 13th century 1. the act of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed , an instance of being ~ed, the time during which something is ~ed , II. verb see: slack Date: 14th century transitive verb put off, postpone , to stop, detain, or hinder for a time , to cause to be slower or to occur more slowly than normal , intransitive verb to move or act slowly, ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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