delay

«delay» in Mova's school dictionary: a time when something happens later than planned — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

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

• 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

• 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.
• 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «delay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.