DELAY Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 356 solutions for 'DELAY' with 3 to 17 letters.

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Definition of Delay

act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

Anagrams of Delay

ADLEY DALEY DAYLE LAYED LEADY

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There are 356 solutions. The longest is BUREAUCRATIC DELAY with 17 letters, and the shortest is AID with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘DELAY’

Clue	Answers

Delaying	64
Without delay	36
Delayed	26
Delay Progress	12
Delays	11
delay Time	11
A TACTIC FOR DELAYING OR OBSTRUCTING LEGISLATION BY MAKING LONG SPEECHES	11
A WELL-ADVISED DELAY IN CARRYING OUT THE PLAN	11
delay legal	10
A DELAYED EFFECT OF A DRUG OR THERAPY	10
A DELAYED REACTION INDICATING SURPRISE	10
A PROBLEM, DELAYING TIME FOR FESTIVAL	10
AFTER A DELAY	10
AFTER MUCH DELAY	10
ATTACK WITH DELAYED RELEASE BOMBS	10
COUNTDOWN DELAY	10
DISPOSE OF RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT DELAY AND EFFICIENTLY	10
DELAY JUDICIAL COMMENTS	10
CAUSE FOR A GAME DELAY	10
CAME ACROSS GOLD DURING A DELAY UP COUNTRY	10

‘DELAY’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DELAY’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically (5)	Delay
Airport annoyance (5)
Postpone, defer (5)
Table, in meetings (5)
Defer, procrastinate (5)
Table, at meetings (5)
Flight annoyance (5)
Airport aggravation (5)