delay
/dɪˈleɪ/ noun A2- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. · the delay before the echo of a sound· Two twenty minutes' delays.
- An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
Plural delays
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The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen’s absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment’s delay would cost them their lives.
“Ah,” said Dantès, “you might well endure the tedious delay; you were constantly employed in the task you set yourself, and when weary with toil, you had your hopes to refresh and encourage you.”
Still, the instant’s delay brought Rikki-tikki up to her, and as she plunged into the rat-hole where she and Nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her--and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.
The loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend.
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