delayed reaction
de·layed re·ac·tion
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-leyd ree-ak-shuh n]
- /dɪˈleɪd riˈæk ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-leyd ree-ak-shuh n]
- /dɪˈleɪd riˈæk ʃən/
Definition of delayed reaction words
- noun delayed reaction response after an interval 1
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Parts of speech for Delayed reaction
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delayed reaction popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for delayed reaction
noun delayed reaction
- arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
- double take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
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