delay
part of speech
noun (a delay, delays); verb (delay, delays, delayed, delaying)
meaning for a pupil
1) A delay is a time when something happens later than planned. tree →
2) To delay means to make something happen later, or to make someone late. tree →
3) To delay means to wait before doing something. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Tradition reads the command not to delay offering first-fruits and gifts as teaching people to give to God promptly. In the primary lessons: In everyday life there are delays on trains, buses and planes; announcements tell travellers about them. In maths time problems, a delay adds minutes to the arrival time. In safety, do not delay calling for help. Phrases: without delay, a short delay, delayed by, flight delay.
examples
- Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. (Torah EXO.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.' (Torah GEN.24.56, JPS 1917) tree →
- Distribution was delayed unril this year (1922) by a supplement aiming at a solution of the Pythagorean philosophy. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments. (Writings PSA.119.60, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: There shall none of My words be delayed any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord GOD.' (Prophets EZK.12.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it declareth of the end, and doth not lie; though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.' (Prophets HAB.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Our flight had a two-hour delay. tree →
- The train was delayed by snow. tree →
- Don't delay; do your homework now. tree →
- Call for help without delay if someone is hurt. tree →
- Sorry for the delay in answering. tree →
- The rain delayed the start of the match. tree →
- The bus should arrive at 3:00 but has a 15-minute delay, so it arrives at 3:15. tree →
- In this way she will be delayed. tree →
note
Regular verb: delayed (keep the y because a vowel comes before it), delaying. Countable noun: a delay, delays. In maths, new time = planned time + delay.
In the corpora
- Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses.
- I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments.
- Bright screens and exciting games keep the brain alert and can delay melatonin, the sleepy hormone that rises when it gets dark.
- Prank calls to emergency numbers can delay help for someone who is really in danger.
- Lag is a delay between what you press and what happens in an online game.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «delay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.