delay

/dɪˈleɪ/ n [C/U]

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› a period when something that might happen does not happen or does not happen quickly enough, or the failure to act quickly: [U] You need to call back without delay. [C] The holiday traffic is likely to cause long delays. [C] Any further delay would threaten the entire project.

(Definition of delay n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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