Thesaurus:delayed

Thesaurus

delayed

English

Adjective

Sense: put off until a later time; caused to stop for a while

Synonyms

• adjourned
• bogged down (idiomatic, figuratively)
• deferred
• delayed
• imprompt
• in abeyance
• in nubibus
• interrupted
• lated (obsolete)
• logjammed
• suspended
• stalled
• stifled
• on hold (idiomatic)
• on ice (idiomatic)
• paused
• postponed
• retarded
• tardy

Antonyms

• continuous    [⇒ thesaurus]
• just in time    [⇒ thesaurus]
• on time
•   —
• recommenced
• resumed
• restarted
• revived
•   —
• nondelayed
• undelayed

Hyponyms

• moratory (law, finance)

Hypernyms

• hindered
• overdue    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• a long time coming

See also

• Thesaurus:delay
• Thesaurus:inactive
• Thesaurus:procrastinate (verb)

Further reading

• “133. lateness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “delayed” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.