Delayed — synonyms, delayed antonyms, definition

1. delayed (a)

adjourned backward behind belated deferred detained dilatory impeded late overdue postponed prolonged protracted put off retarded shelved slow staved off suspended tardy

2. delayed (a/o)

belated detained impeded overdue

3. delayed (Adjective)

delayed (Adjective) — Not as far along as normal in development.

4. delayed (Verb)

checked held up stayed rushed

delayed (Verb) — Cause to be slowed down or delayed. ex. "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" ex. "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

delayed (Verb) — Act later than planned, scheduled, or required. ex. "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

delayed (Verb) — Stop or halt.

delayed (Verb) — Slow the growth or development of. ex. "The brain damage will delay the child's language development"

altered changed decelerated held back held off modified retarded slowed slowed down slowed up waited bought time caught dampened deferred dilly-dallied dillydallied dragged one's feet dragged one's heels held over hesitated paused postponed procrastinated prorogued put off put over remitted set back shelved shillyshallied • • •