delay

delay [-s] n

ME < OFr delaier; see delay, v.

1. Hesitation; dawdling; dalliance; (see Acts 25:17).

delay [-s, -ed, -ing] v

ME < OFr delaier, put off, retard, defer.

1. Hamper; retard; hold back; (see Exodus 22:29).
2. Wait; tarry; (see Acts 9:28).
3. Dawdle; hesitate; lollygag; loiter; (see Psalms 119:60).