Word "DELAY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
cause to be slowed down or delayed
Synonyms:
detain, hold up
Examples:
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
time during which some action is awaited
Synonyms:
hold, postponement, time lag, wait
Examples:
instant replay caused too long a delay

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
slow the growth or development of
Synonyms:
check, retard

Crossword Clues for DELAY

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Clue Source Date
Hold-up The Telegraph Quick 08 Oct 2025
Push back LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2025
Put off (5) The Guardian Quick 28 Aug 2025
Cause to be late Newsday 19 Aug 2025
Hold-up The Telegraph Quick 15 Aug 2025
Postponement The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 Jul 2025
Postpone the day out? (5)
Set back the time: - the start
Hold up LA Times Daily 13 Jul 2025
Put off LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2025
Put off the return to university by a day (5)
Hold-up (5) Mirror Classic 26 Jun 2025
Stall for time Universal 16 Jun 2025
Hold out key for lady coming out to grasp (5)
What a traffic jam might cause
Holdup Thomas Joseph 06 Jun 2025
Holdup Thomas Joseph 30 May 2025
Hold up, detain The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 20 May 2025
Wait and you'll get a bit of help in time (5)
Postpone Puzzler Backwords 20 May 2025
Hold up Derek in front of a yard (5)
Hang about while the lady turns the key to enter (5)
Make later: - the start
Hold up a crooked deal that's nearly concluded (5)
It may be a waste of time (5)
Put off the Spanish within twenty-four hours (5)
Cause to be late Commuter 20 Mar 2025
Loss of time (5)
Led back, yes, to stall (5)
Result of a stalled subway train
Put off; hold-up The Telegraph Quick 24 Feb 2025
Head of department lifted American school's suspension (5)
Put off The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 14 Jan 2025
A hold-up for 24 hours around American railroad (5)
Put off daughter and lock up The Times Quick Cryptic 04 Jan 2025
Cause tardiness
Hold up the deal, ridiculously, by a year (5)
Hold up the Spanish within 24 hours (5)
Postpone Mirror Quick 27 Nov 2024
Time around the Spanish stall (S)
Time around the Spanish stall Mirror Cryptic 27 Nov 2024
A bold-up for 24 hours around American railroad (5)
Mass transit nuisance
Hold up the Spanish in the course of 24 hours (5)
Wait while the Spanish take time out (5)
Cause to be late Newsday 05 Nov 2024
Make someone late
Put off to a later time (5)
Train trouble
Airport annoyance when your flight is running late
Airport gate hassle
Hold up Thomas Joseph 02 Oct 2024
Hold up, hinder Mirror Tea Time 29 Sep 2024
Problem for progress Newsday 25 Sep 2024
Put off when the lady goes off key in (5)
Postpone Mirror Tea Time 18 Sep 2024
Put off by a day giving the key back (5)
Cause to be late Commuter 07 Sep 2024
Commuter's frustration USA Today 02 Sep 2024
Subway slowdown Commuter 29 Aug 2024
The English lady waffles about, creating a hold-up (5)
Put off lady disorientated when touring Spain (5)
Airport hassle Universal 13 Aug 2024
Postpone Eugene Sheffer 29 Jul 2024
Put off The Telegraph Quick 25 Jul 2024
Refrain of French song (5)
Put off to another day (5)
Time lag (5)
Stoppage, in baseball Universal 13 Jul 2024
In 24 hours the Spanish can create a hold-up (5)
Traveller's headache
Set back, as a flight schedule
Led astray, yes, by the postponement (5)
Postpone key agreement (5)
Despite which, you get letters within 24 hours? (5)
Airplane traveler's annoyance
What led to the late finish the lady was upset about
Holdup Thomas Joseph 18 May 2024
Traveler's annoyance LA Times Daily 12 May 2024
Dillydally USA Today 10 May 2024
Hold up the Spanish during day? (5)
Hold up Thomas Joseph 06 May 2024
Time lost in a crooked deal with a Yankee (5)
Lag finally escaped lock-up (5)
Hold-up provides time to pen Spanish article
Hold up English learner in part of week? (5)
Put off Commuter 11 Apr 2024
Holdup at the airport, say
During the day, the Spanish have an inactive period (5)
Why lead can retard things
Holdup at the airport
Make late: - the start
Defer or postpone
Annoyance for a waiter?
Pause while the lady turns the key in (5)
Flight woe Universal 12 Feb 2024
Hold up a new deal with a Yankee (5)
Hold up The Telegraph Quick 23 Jan 2024
Stall Family Time 21 Jan 2024
Flight nuisance Wall Street Journal 18 Jan 2024
Hold-up The Telegraph Quick 09 Jan 2024
Hold up, hinder Mirror Tea Time 07 Jan 2024
Hold up Commuter 21 Dec 2023
Hold up some French deposit (5) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Dec 2023
Hold up Thomas Joseph 01 Dec 2023
Hold up golfer Jason around English lake (5)
Test of patience New York Times 11 Oct 2023
Wait New York Times 27 Aug 2023
Postpone The Times Concise 11 Aug 2023
Part of a bad trip, maybe New York Times 02 Aug 2023
Set back, as a flight schedule
Wait The Telegraph Quick 06 Jun 2023
Air traveler's annoyance
Traveler's airport annoyance
Hold up Ecstasy to be swallowed by crazy lady The Times Cryptic 18 Apr 2023
Supply chain inconvenience LA Times Daily 09 Mar 2023
Slow down
Airplane hold up, say
Flight annoyance
Airport bummer
Dillydally Universal 01 Jan 2023
Postpone Eugene Sheffer 30 Dec 2022
Hold up Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2022
Holdup USA Today 26 Oct 2022
Airplane traveler's annoyance
Make late LA Times Daily 20 Sep 2022
Hold up Thomas Joseph 31 Aug 2022
Airport annoyance, commonly
Airplane traveler's annoyance
Livestream annoyance USA Today 20 May 2022
Put off until later USA Today 11 May 2022
Postpone Eugene Sheffer 11 Mar 2022
Slow someone down or make them late Irish Times Simplex 16 Feb 2022
Hold up Thomas Joseph 28 Dec 2021
Schedule setback USA Today 21 Dec 2021
Hold up Wall Street Journal 09 Dec 2021
Traveler's airport annoyance
Moratorium The Telegraph Quick 24 Nov 2021
Hold up The Telegraph Quick 20 Nov 2021
Put off, defer The Times Concise 26 Oct 2021
Holdup Thomas Joseph 02 Sep 2021
Postpone Eugene Sheffer 20 Aug 2021
Hold up Thomas Joseph 17 Aug 2021
Deadline threatener Wall Street Journal 11 Aug 2021
Commuter's annoyance USA Today 03 Jul 2021
Slowing of progress Newsday 30 May 2021
Internet lag, say
Make late Newsday 21 Apr 2021
Airport annoyance, commonly
Hold up Thomas Joseph 25 Mar 2021
Hold-up The Telegraph Quick 23 Mar 2021
Slow down
Flier's concern
Procrastinate New York Times 31 Jan 2021
Put off Newsday 28 Jan 2021
Twitch stream annoyance LA Times Daily 17 Jan 2021
Twitch stream annoyance The Washington Post 17 Jan 2021
A blizzard might cause one Universal 16 Jan 2021
Airport bummer
Postpone Eugene Sheffer 18 Dec 2020
A hold-up of sorts
Put off Universal 15 Oct 2020
Bit of a holdup at the airport
What may feel interminable at a terminal Universal 07 Jul 2020
Postponement Family Time 21 Jun 2020
Sleepyhead doesn't count sheep by stone wall Irish Times Crosaire 20 Jun 2020
Airport hold up?
Postponement The Telegraph Quick 30 May 2020
Travel annoyance USA Today 29 Apr 2020
Hold up Wall Street Journal 02 Apr 2020
Airport bummer New York Times 02 Mar 2020
A hold-up The Telegraph Quick 26 Oct 2019
Cause to be late Newsday 14 Oct 2019
Airport annoyance USA Today 01 Oct 2019
Takeoff annoyance Wall Street Journal 13 Aug 2019
Video chat problem Jonesin 13 Aug 2019
Airport frustration Universal 02 Aug 2019
Hinder The Telegraph Quick 30 May 2019
Postpone, defer The Times Concise 09 Apr 2019
Hold-up causing time wastage
Holdup Universal 05 Mar 2019
"There was a ___ in the delivery due to heavy rainfall." (was late)
Holdup at the airport
Airport frustration
Takeoff annoyance
Airport annoyance
Holdup
Lock and key upset lag The Sun Two Speed 20 Dec 2018
Postponement The Sun Two Speed 20 Dec 2018
Sleepyhead doesn't count sheep by stone wall? Irish Times Crosaire 15 Dec 2018
Non-unlawful holdup Newsday 02 Dec 2018
Airport concern LA Times Daily 26 Nov 2018
Airport concern The Washington Post 26 Nov 2018
Make something late (rhymes with "relay")
"We cannot afford to ___ the ceremony any further." (put off to a later time)
Dawdle Universal 27 Aug 2018
Airport headache Universal 10 Aug 2018
Air traveler's headache USA Today 30 Mar 2018
Holdup Thomas Joseph 03 Mar 2018
Airport headache
Air traveler's headache
Airport concern
Dawdle
Pause and lock up, day over
In time, the Spanish slow down
Throw off schedule, say The Chronicle of Higher Education 29 Sep 2017
Slow LA Times Daily 16 Sep 2017
Slow The Washington Post 16 Sep 2017
Rejecting education, provide eggs for stall
Postpone New York Times 24 Jul 2017
Procrastinate Newsday 28 Jun 2017
Hold back The Times Concise 28 Apr 2017
Postpone The Telegraph Quick 23 Apr 2017
It causes people to wait Universal 21 Mar 2017
Put off action Premier Sunday 29 Jan 2017
Put on hold Newsday 01 Jan 2017
Throw off schedule, say
Slow
Postpone
The Spanish in time will get put off
Airport bummer Universal 26 Jul 2016
Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically New York Times 24 Jul 2016
Airport annoyance Universal 04 Jun 2016
Time stealer Newsday 20 Feb 2016
Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically
Airport annoyance
Airport bummer
Put off
Airport annoyance Family Time 21 Dec 2015
Postpone Newsday 15 Dec 2015
Hold up LA Times Daily 06 Dec 2015
Traveler's annoyance Newsday 03 May 2015
Table, in meetings USA Today 05 Apr 2015
Table, at meetings USA Today 16 Feb 2015
Hold off on Eugene Sheffer 14 Jan 2015
Postpone Canadiana 12 Jan 2015
Table, at meetings
Put off
Table, in meetings
Traveler's annoyance
Postpone
Echoing effect
Hold up
Flight annoyance
Holdup
Airport aggravation
Cause to be late
Dilly-dally
Airport annoyance
Hold up
Airport annoyance
Echoing foot pedal
Drag one's feet
Hold up
Digital transmission problem
Flier's annoyance
Result of stalling
Holdup
Commuter's annoyance
Airport woe
Foot pedal effect
Slow down or slow up
Procrastination result
117-Across downer
Cause of a Heathrow row, possibly
Test of patience
Postpone
Postponement
Result of a jam
Throw off schedule
Former congressman appearing in the upcoming "DWTS" season
Commuter's headache
Postpone
Detain
Procrastinate
Holdup
Airport announcement
Postpone
Airport worry
Hold up
Progress problem
Suspension
Suspension
What rain may cause
Holdup
Flier's concern
Flier's concern
Put off
Airport annoyance
Flight problem
Practice obstructionism
Problem at the airport
Hitch, perhaps
Flight problem
Problem at the airport
Hitch, perhaps
Airport aggravation
Frequent flier's annoyance
Mass-transit problem
Rain's effect on a baseball game
Put off
Airport schedule notice
Put on ice
Dulles headache
Airport worry
Postpone
Put off
Result of rain at a baseball game, perhaps
Hold up
Filibuster
Rain result, on some fields
Schedule snag
Postponement
Slow down
Rain result, possibly
Texas Representative Tom
Holdup
Slow down
House powerhouse
Holdup
Stall
Holdup
Drag one's heels
Hold up
Pause
He's with Clinton, on China anyway
Airport bummer
Piddle around
Airport worry
Put off
Stoppage
Put off until later
Hold up
Procrastinate
Table, at meetings
Traveler's headache
Commuter's problem
Dawdle
Hold back
Procrastinate
Dawdle
Shelve
Stall
Hold off
Put off
Procrastinate
Breakdown result
Interruption
Foot-dragging
Cunctation
Result of a detour
Dillydally
" . . . the law's ___": Hamlet
Hold back
Moratorium
Postponement.
Postpone.
Procrastinate.
Procrastination.
Linger.
Stop for a while.
Arrest.
Time lost.
Respite.
Bottleneck.
Hold back.
Setback.
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