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Delay Pronunciation

Pronounce Delay as D EH L AH Y.

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    Delay phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'delay'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of delay: /dɛlæj/
    • Modern IPA representation of delay: /dɛlæʌ/

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    List of meaning for delay

    to postpone something

    delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait(noun)

    time during which some action is awaited

    "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

    delay, holdup(verb)

    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

    delay, detain, hold up(verb)

    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"

    delay(verb)

    act later than planned, scheduled, or required

    "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

    stay, detain, delay(verb)

    stop or halt

    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

    check, retard, delay(verb)

    slow the growth or development of

    "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

    an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business

    there was a delay for our boarding while the airplane unloaded incoming passengers

    to move or act slowly

    she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed

    to assign to a later time

    our guests delayed their departure until after dinner

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    delay in sentence

    1. Every morning, I like to delay the start of the work day, go outside on the terrace, and imbibe large quantities of sunshine and fresh air.

    2. Lightning was the only thing that would delay our soccer game until noon on Wednesday.

    3. Now that John has made his first film, he knows how to avoid the rigmarole that can delay a movie’s production.

    4. In an attempt to delay the lawsuit, the lawyers tabled the settlement right away.

    5. The forbearance will allow Jeff to delay his jail time until after his mother dies.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term delay

    After years of delay and debate, we are starting to move forward and to position Israel as a regional natural gas power.

    – Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz

    Balancing the cost of developing lifesaving medications with the need to make available affordable prescription drugs to consumers has always been a difficult task. It's a consistent topic at my town meetings, unfortunately, we're seeing some brand-name drug companies engage in anti-competitive tactics that delay entry of lower cost generic drugs into the market. This bill takes important steps to ensure that our laws are not frustrated.

    – Charles Grassley

    The decision to delay the deployment of the National Guard is deeply concerning, we are asking that the governor make available and deploy all necessary resources to prevent the further destruction of property and the preservation of life in the city of Ferguson.

    – James Knowles

    If the delay caused this failure and led to her demise, we will take appropriate action.

    – Chris Jayson

    The penance for a delay of the hike is a much steeper hike...That’s the balance the market’s been playing with, the longer the Fed stays on hold, the more risk there is that factors like inflation will build up.

    – Aaron Kohli

    Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done.

    – Aaron Burr

    ( AMS's) tactics will only delay resolution of these cases, to the further detriment of those who have been injured.

    – Abbe Lowell

    To cancel the Nobel Prize or delay Nobel Prize -- Nobel Prize's not enough.

    – Ida Ostensson

    I am pleased that we have reached an agreement to review at least some of the evidence underlying the Mueller report -- including interview notes, first-hand accounts of misconduct, and other critical evidence -- and that this material will be made available without delay to members on both sides of the aisle, as a result, I see no need to resort to the criminal contempt statute to enforce our April 19 subpoena, at least for now, so long as Justice Department upholds Justice Department end of the bargain.

    – Jerry Nadler

    I think the lesson learned is that humans are inherently at risk for heart disease whether they live in ancient Egypt or North or South America or Europe, i don't look at it as our fate is to die of heart disease, I look at this as a lesson that we humans have had this challenge from the beginning of time, but we can prevent or delay it. And we should use this as a reminder that we should do everything we currently know how to delay it: exercise, a lean diet, avoid smoking, taking medication that we need.

    – Gregory Thomas

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