Delay — De*lay , n.; pl. {Delays}. [F. d[ e]lai, fr. OF. deleer to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See {Tolerate}, and cf. {Differ},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delay — De*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delaying}.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d[ e]lai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See {Delay}, n., and cf. {Delate}, 1st {Defer}, {Dilate}.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delay — De*lay , v. i. To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry. [1913 Webster] There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten. Locke.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delay — de|lay1 [ dı leı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something later than is planned or expected: They agreed to delay the decision for as long as possible. I have delayed my return home because of the weather. Don t delay if you want … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delay — I noun cunctatio, cunctation, dalliance, deceleration, deferment, demurral, detainment, detention, dilatoriness, impediment, intermission, interruption, lag, lateness, cessatio, mora, moratorium, pause, postponement, procrastination, prolongation … Law dictionary
lay aside — I verb abandon, continue, defer, delay, discard, disclaim, discount, dismiss, disregard, drop, exclude, forestall, forgo, hold, hold up, ignore, isolate, keep, lay by, lay in a stock, pass over, pick out, postpone, preserve, pretermit, put aside … Law dictionary
delay — [n] deferment, interruption adjournment, bind, check, cooling off period*, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime*, filibuster, hangup*, hindrance, holding, holding pattern*, hold up*, impediment, interval, jam, lag … New thesaurus
Delay — Rencontré dans l Isère, mais aussi dans l Ardèche et la Haute Saône, ce nom semble désigner celui qui est originaire de Lay ou Laye, toponyme très fréquent qui signifie la haie, ou peut être la clairière … Noms de famille
lay over — index continue (adjourn), delay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lay under restraint — index arrest (apprehend), check (restrain), constrain (restrain), detain (restrain) … Law dictionary
lay day — n. [short for delay day] Commerce any of the days allowed for loading or unloading a ship without payment of extra charge … English World dictionary
