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delays

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dɪˈleɪ/
    • /dɪˈleɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dɪˈleɪ/

Definitions of delays word

  • noun delays Plural form of delay. 1
  • noun delays plural of delay. 0
  • verb delays third-person singular simple present indicative form of delay. 0
See all 3 definitions of delays

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Parts of speech for Delays

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Delays

delays popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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Synonyms for delays

noun delays

  • interruptions — an act or instance of interrupting.
  • stays — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
  • checks — Plural form of check.
  • jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.

verb delays

  • bars — Plural form of bar.
  • blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
  • holds — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • arrests — Plural form of arrest.
All 17 Synonyms of delays

Antonyms for delays

noun delays

  • continuations — continuation passing style
  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
  • aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
  • rushes — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.

verb delays

  • assists — Plural form of assist.
  • dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
  • forwards — forward.
All 7 Antonyms of delays

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