Definition of Delayed
Adjective: delayed di'leyd
- Not as far along as normal in development
- Cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform";
- detain, hold up
- Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
- Stop or halt
- stay, detain
- Slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will delay the child's language development";
- check, retard
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