Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Delay (-s, -ed, -ing)
delay (-s, -ed, -ing), v. [ME < OFr delaier, put off, retard, defer.] (webplay: hinder, slow, stop).
- Postpone; defer arrival; be slow to come.
- Wait; tarry; linger; remain; (see Acts 9:38).
- Dawdle; lollygag; loiter; (see Psalms 119:60).
- Pause; hesitate; waver; take time; (see Exodus 22:29).
- Hamper; hinder; retard; hold back.
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