"delayed" in the verb sense
1. delay, detain, hold up
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"
2. delay
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
3. stay, detain, delay
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
4. check, retard, delay
slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
"delayed" in the adjective sense
1. delayed
not as far along as normal in development
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