delays
/D IH0 L EY1 Z/noun
- 1
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
“the delay before the echo of a sound”
- 2
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
verb
- 1
To put off until a later time; to defer.
- 2
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
“The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.”
- 3
To allay; to temper.
verb
- 1
To dilute, temper.
- 2
To assuage, quench, allay.
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