delayed

Meanings

Verb

• 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"
• act later than planned, scheduled, or required
• stop or halt
• slow the growth or development of
• simple past and past participle of delay

Adjective Satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

Adj

• Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.

Synonyms

adjourned, bogged down, check, deferred, delay, delayed, detain, hold up, imprompt, in abeyance, in nubibus, interrupted, lated, logjammed, on hold, on ice, paused, postponed, retard, retarded, stalled, stay, stifled, suspended, tardy

Antonyms

continuous, just in time, nondelayed, on time, recommenced, restarted, resumed, revived, rush, undelayed

Related Words

a long time coming, delay, inactive, procrastinate, time-delayed