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delay meaning in Nepali

ढिलाइ

UK/dɪˈleɪ//dɪˈleɪ/

delay in Nepali: ढिलाइ, विलम्ब, विलम्ब गर्नुहोस्. In English, delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Nepali words for delay

ढिलाइ, विलम्ब, विलम्ब गर्नुहोस्

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.

Synonyms of delay

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Questions about delay in Nepali

What is the meaning of delay in Nepali?
Delay in Nepali is ढिलाइ, विलम्ब, विलम्ब गर्नुहोस्.
delay को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Delay: ढिलाइ, विलम्ब, विलम्ब गर्नुहोस्.
What does delay mean in English?
Delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Source and license

Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “delay”. 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 Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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