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delay meaning in Malayalam

അമാന്തം amāntaṁ

UK/dɪˈleɪ//dɪˈleɪ/

delay in Malayalam: അമാന്തം (amāntaṁ), താമസം (tāmasaṁ). In English, delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Malayalam words for delay

delay
അമാന്തം amāntaṁ, താമസം tāmasaṁ

English meaning of delay

  1. noun A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  2. noun An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
  3. noun Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
  4. noun An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.

Full definition of delay

delay in a sentence

  • the delay before the echo of a sound
  • Two twenty minutes' delays.
  • The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

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Questions about delay in Malayalam

What is the meaning of delay in Malayalam?
Delay in Malayalam is അമാന്തം (amāntaṁ), താമസം (tāmasaṁ).
delay എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Delay: അമാന്തം (amāntaṁ), താമസം (tāmasaṁ).
What does delay mean in English?
Delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “delay”: അമാന്തം, താമസം. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: delay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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