as in belated
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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed
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as in deferred
to assign to a later time
our guests delayed their departure until after dinner
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Recent Examples of delayed
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
Identity data from incidents like this is frequently reused later for delayed fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Next week some delayed and consequential economic data will drop into a late-December, pre-holiday trading environment.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) announced a delayed start for all of its 45 schools on Thursday amid concerns of flooding rain.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
First, the scientists developed a delayed co-culture approach for the blue-family (green-to-purple color range) violaceins by adding the color-producing bacteria only after the cellulose-producing bacteria started growing.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Research also shows that runners who regularly engaged in cold immersion therapy reported less delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) than those who simply rested.
—Laura Scholz, Outside, 16 Nov. 2025
The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Several school districts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have delayed the start of classes Wednesday because of the freezing rain and icy roads.
—Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
On my own journey, my flight had no direct bookings, and my flight after my connection was delayed.
—Samantha Leal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Will mail-in ballots be delayed in NC?
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
This means that treatment is often delayed until these babies start to show signs of the disease.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
Greene then asked that the arraignment be delayed.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
Both circumstances added to the drama around Wednesday’s hearing, which had already been delayed over 30 minutes before the courtroom was even opened.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
But the bailout merely delayed the inevitable.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
And when sunrise was artificially delayed by three hours, the rate of the finches' singing intensified and commenced sooner compared with non-delayed sunrises.
—Verb
Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for delayed
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That’s true historically — Netflix ran a 10K on streaming before Disney could lace up its sneakers, prompting a mad belated frenzy from the Burbank firm to get its own service up and running more than a decade later, in 2019.—
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
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But as a standoff with Realmuto has lingered, the Phillies began debating different paths.—
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McDaniel lingered in the hallway.—
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John Mulaney has postponed three upcoming shows in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.—
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Thursday night's Bulls game against the Miami Heat at the United Center was postponed due to condensation on the court.—
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
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Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown.—
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In the June incident, Ross broke the window of a car when the driver refused to exit the vehicle and then found himself being dragged at least 50 yards when the driver hit the gas.—
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Eleshewich deferred comment to Bergen County prosecutors, who declined an interview request from Fox News Digital.—
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Golding deferred attention from the controversial final play in his postgame press conference.—
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One team member crawled inside and fired paintballs filled with vegetable oil, wildlife organization BEAR League told Fox News Digital on Thursday.—
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Scott’s almost-every-snap status has largely crawled under the radar this season.—
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Manette poked fun at his famous recliner For over 35 years, Curt has settled into the same teal Bradington Young recliner to eat, watch TV and work out football plays.—
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Fox grabbed Vanderbilt to walk him away, but the Lakers forward poked Sochan in the face with his left index finger.—
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“Delayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delayed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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