1. a period of time by which something is late or postponed

1. to make something happen at a later time than originally planned
2. to make someone or something late

Examples

• The flight experienced a two-hour delay due to bad weather.
• Traffic delays made me late for the meeting.
• We decided to delay our vacation until next month.
• Please don’t delay in submitting your application.
• The construction work will delay traffic on Main Street.
• Heavy rain delayed the start of the baseball game.
• There’s no point in delaying the inevitable decision.