delay
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) 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.
To put off until a later time; to defer.
To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.
To wait, hesitate, tarry.
(obsolete) To allay; to temper.
(obsolete) To dilute, temper.
(obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.
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