TubeTalkTubeTalk Pronunciation
How to pronounce “delay”
Hear “delay” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for delay
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of delay with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Autonomous Mission Operations Project
particular human space mission operations, time delay is
- Definition summary
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce delay
Autonomous Mission Operations Project
particular human space mission operations, time delay is
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “delay”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
- [Verb]
- (transitive)
- (intransitive) To wait, hesitate, tarry.
- (transitive, obsolete) To allay; to temper.
Practice Nearby Words
postponement, wait, hold up, time lag, detain, stay, hold, detention, holdup, dilatory, procrastinate, postponed, deferred, postpone, procrastination, deferment, defer, deferral, lag, hold-up, forestall, suspend, respite, late, overdue, inhibit, suspension, tardy, waiting, lateness, lagging, await, adjourn, dwell on, adjournment, adjourned, tardiness, hinder, slowing, setback, slowdown, reprieve, slow, retarded, retard, repel, latency, slack, off-track, dilatoriness, slowness, hesitate, downturn, urgency, sluggishness, default, hesitancy, dawdle, backwardness, limit, term, prolongation, protraction, hesitation, disadvantage, prolong, behind, take, backward, catch-up, underperformance, hurry, extension, immediate, forthwith, underdevelopment, immediately, extend, quickly, timeout, timely, differ, speed, timeliness, within, carryover, untimely, moratorium, deadline, interval, reschedule, period, slippage, duration, therefor, notice, stunting, daily, gap, mora
Similar Sounds
delay, dilly, dalai, dillow, dilley, dila, dillie, dili, dilli, deli, delhi, della, dela, dully, delly, dele, delo, delli, dello, delee, dli, daily, dolly, delayed, dill, dally, delays, dolo, dali, duly, dailey, dil, daly, dooley, daley, dealy, doily, doula, dollie, dala, dills, dalla, dyl, dula, dola, dolley, dooly, dils, delaine, dilo, deely, doly, dalo, dille, delayer, deeley, doli, de la, doolie, dawley, doyley, dilday, dalli, doyly, dilg, dalu, dolli, dowly, tilly, tila, tilley, tillie, tili, tillow, dull, dealt, dell, delve, delt, del, dle, dulce, dells, dul, dulls, dels, delray, dulse, delk, delle, dulle, dals, del ray, dhl, del rey, duhl, dulc, dinghy, daal