how to pronounce delay

/dɪˈlɛɪ/

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delay is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of delay in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is causing a major delay in the delivery …”

meaning of delay

Delay means to put off until a later time.

delay frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word delay occurs in english on average 12 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics delay can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that delay can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;