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Delayed: Meaning, Examples, and How to Use (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：behind schedule (Delayed)

Delayed 🔊

/dɪˈleɪd/

adj.

Happening at a later time than planned, especially for things like flights or trains.

behind schedule 🔊

➕

/bɪˈhaɪnd ˈskɛdʒuːl/

adj.

Happening at a later time than planned, especially for flights, trains, or other scheduled events.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'delayer', from Latin 'dilatare' meaning 'to spread out or prolong'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think: 'de-' (away) + 'lay' (place) → place away from the original time.

📖 Example

Our flight was delayed by three hours due to bad weather, so we missed our connecting train. 🔊 Our flight was delayed by three hours due to bad weather, so we missed our connecting train.

🔗 Collocations

delayed flight – a flight that is behind schedule

delayed departure – a departure that happens later than planned

🔄 Synonyms

late (adj.) – arriving or happening after the expected time

overdue (adj.) – not having arrived or happened by the expected time

🚫 Antonyms

on time (adj.) – arriving or happening at the scheduled time

punctual (adj.) – happening at the exact time expected

🌱 Derivatives

delay (v.) – to cause to be late or postponed

delaying (adj.) – causing a delay

📖 Cultural Story

Commonly used in travel and project management. The term became prominent with 19th-century railways and modern flight boards.

Meaning 2：postponed (Delayed)

Delayed 🔊

/dɪˈleɪd/

adj.

Put off to a later time; postponed.

postponed 🔊

➕

/poʊstˈpoʊnd/

adj.

Put off to a later time; rescheduled for a future date.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The school sports day was delayed until next month because of the heavy rain forecast. 🔊 The school sports day was delayed until next month because of the heavy rain forecast.

🔗 Collocations

postpone a meeting – to put a meeting off to a later time

postpone a deadline – to extend a deadline to a later date

🔄 Synonyms

deferred (adj.) – put off to a later time

put off (v.) – to postpone something

🚫 Antonyms

advanced (adj.) – moved to an earlier time

brought forward (v.) – moved to an earlier date

🌱 Derivatives

postponement (n.) – the act of putting off to a later time

postponing (adj.) – that causes postponement