Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:
delay
(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ )
US: 
Slow
Normal
Noun: delay
| 1. delay [ Synonyms: hold, postponement, time lag, wait] | |
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Time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action";
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تاخیر۔ وقفہ۔ |
| 2. delay [ Synonyms: holdup] | |
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The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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طول دینا۔ ملتوی کرنا۔ |
Verb: delay
| 1. delay [ Synonyms: detain, hold up] | |
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Cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform";
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طول دینا۔ ملتوی کرنا۔ |
| 2. delay | |
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Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered";
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| 3. delay [ Synonyms: detain, stay] | |
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Stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!";
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روکنا۔ روکے رکھنا۔ |
| 4. delay [ Synonyms: check, retard] | |
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Slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development";
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ترقی روکنا۔ |
Lexical Analysis
Antonyms:
Generic Words:
alter, break, change, check, decelerate, delay, hold back, hold off, inactivity, intermission, interruption, modify, pause, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, suspension, wait
Specific Words:
break, buy time, catch, cunctation, dalliance, dampen, dawdling, defer, deferment, deferral, delay, demurrage, detain, dilly-dally, dillydally, disruption, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, extension, filibuster, forbearance, gap, hesitate, hold over, interruption, lag, lingering, moratorium, pause, postpone, postponement, procrastinate, procrastination, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, retardation, set back, shelve, shillyshally, slowdown, stall, stay, stonewall, table, tarriance, trifling
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