delayed

UK /dəˈleɪd/ US /dəˈleɪd/

adj 1

Definitions

adj

Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.

Many, and probably true, anecdotes have been published on the long-delayed and artful revenge of various animals.

First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy [...]

ADJ.

bad, heavy, special

The flight was delayed by heavy traffic at the airport this morning.

VERB + DELAYED

having, jam, landing, train, weather

The train was delayed by two hours due to signal failures.

DELAYED + NOUN

arrival, congestion, hour, minutes, plane, policy, traffic

The plane's delayed arrival meant we missed our connection to Paris.

PREP.

The flight was delayed on account of bad weather this morning.

ADV.

only

The flight was delayed only by about twenty minutes, so we still arrived on time.

If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all.

It is an old maxim that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ and another might be added, perhaps equally true, that justice bought is valueless.

Many, and probably true, anecdotes have been published on the long-delayed and artful revenge of various animals.

Wiktionary

First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy [...]

Wiktionary

You will be delayed for only thirty minutes at worst.

Tatoeba · #16631

The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.

Tatoeba · #20247

The train was delayed, so I could not arrive there on time.

Tatoeba · #20266

We should take into account that the train was delayed.

Tatoeba · #20267

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