Delayed and Late

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Delayed

Delayed adjective - Not as far along as normal in development.
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Late is a synonym for delayed in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Late" instead the word "Delayed" as an adjective or an adverb, when it comes to topics like tardy, backward, held up. popular alternative
Nearby Words: delay, delaying, delayer

Late

Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Usage example: I ran as fast as I could, but was still late for class
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Delayed is a synonym for late in not on time topic. You can use "Delayed" instead the word "Late" as an adjective or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as characteristic, tardy, backward, overdue. popular alternative
Nearby Words: lately, lateness

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  • Benton, but he was constantly late and delayed shooting.
    Source: The Other Marty / Live-Action TV
  • If sports run long, the delayed local news is shown in full and then the network's late night offerings are pushed back along with it.
    Source: News Broadcast
  • ADV Films delayed the Arc the Lad anime to come out the same time as the game; at that point they had already been late so often that the Genre Savvy could have predicted that wouldn't work.
    Source: Schedule Slip / Video Games
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