Synonyms for delayed
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
Related words
- Phrases
- delayed miscarriage delayed ejaculation
- Is a kind of
- overdue
Choose the right word
It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- suspended The train service was suspended by the earthquake.
- postponed The committee meeting was postponed for two weeks.
- deferred The payment will be deferred for two years.
- tardy They got the sack for being careless and tardy.
- detained Twenty people were detained by the Federal Police.
By length
- 4 letters
- late1
- 5 letters
- tardy2
- 8 letters
- detained2, retarded3, backward2, deferred2
- 9 letters
- suspended3, postponed2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tardy2 = 2 syllables).