Hyphenation of delay

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word delay? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-lay

Definitions of delay:

1.
Time during which some action is awaited
Instant replay caused too long a delay He ordered a hold in the action
2.
The act of delaying
Inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
3.
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
4.
Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
5.
Stop or halt
Please stay the bloodshed!
6.
Slow the growth or development of
The brain damage will retard the child's language development

Synonyms of delay:

noun hold, time lag, postponement, wait, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
noun holdup, inactivity
verb detain, hold up, decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
verb wait, hold off, hold back
verb stay, detain, check, retard
verb check, retard, change, alter, modify

Last hyphenations of this language