delayed
adjective [before noun] /dɪˈleɪd/Definition
› happening at a later time than expected or intended: Officials said that the reason for the large number of delayed trains was the bad weather conditions. The protests are a delayed reaction to last week's announcement. He's suffering from delayed shock.Delaying and wasting timeLate
(Definition of delayed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- behind adverb (SLOWER)
- behindhand adverb, adjective
- belated adjective
- down to the wire idiom
- get on phrasal verb (LATE)
- in the nick of time idiom
- late adjective, adverb (AFTER EXPECTED TIME)
- late adjective, adverb (NEAR THE END)
- late in the day idiom
- latecomer noun
- latest noun
- miss verb (NOT DO)
- not a moment too soon idiom
- schedule noun
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom
- tardy adjective
- the eleventh hour idiom
- the last minute noun
- till all hours idiom
- time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
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