Synonyms: adjourn, defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, shelve
Conjugation
Indicative mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) delay | (I) delayed |
(thou) delayest | (thou) delayedst |
(he) delays, delayeth | (he) delayed |
(we) delay | (we) delayed |
(you) delay | (you) delayed |
(they) delay | (they) delayed |
Subjunctive mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) delay | (I) delayed |
(thou) delay | (thou) delayed |
(he) delay | (he) delayed |
(we) delay | (we) delayed |
(you) delay | (you) delayed |
(they) delay | (they) delayed |
Imperative mood |
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delay |
Participles |
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Present participle | Past participle |
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delaying | delayed |
Earlier this month, president Macky Sall announced the election would not be held as scheduled, and days later on February 5, Senegal’s parliament voted to formally delay it.
The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.
By delaying the allocation and copying, PHP saves time and memory in a lot of situations.