To prolong the time of acting, or proceeding; to put off; to defer. My lord delayeth his coming. Matthew 24:48.

To retard; to stop, detain or hinder for a time; to restrain motion, or render it slow; as, the mail is delated by bad roads. Thyrsis, whose artful strains have oft delayed . The huddling brook to hear his madrigal.

To allay .

To linger; to move slow; or to stop for a time. There are certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of ideas, beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten.

A lingering; stay; stop.

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; as, the delay of trial is not to be imputed to the plaintiff.

Hinderance for a time.