·noun To Allay; to Temper.
II. Delay ·v A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
III. Delay ·vi To move slowly; to stop for a time; to Linger; to Tarry.
IV. Delay ·noun To put off; to Defer; to Procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
V. Delay ·noun To Retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.