Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of delay
- 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.
1875, Charles Darwin, chapter 3, in The Descent of Man^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Descent_of_Man_(Darwin)/Chapter_III)1 more example
First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy [...]
2014, Council of Economic Advisers, “Section 2”, in The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate ChangeSynonyms: adjourned, bogged down, deferred, imprompt, in abeyance, in nubibus, interrupted, lated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHappening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot as far along as normal in development
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish retrasado, atrasado
- retrasadoadjective
- atrasadoadjective
- demoradoadjective
- con retraso/atraso/demoraadjective
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with delayed
Cite this entry
delayed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayed
“delayed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delayed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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