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delay meaning in Odia

ଡେରି ḍeri

UK/dɪˈleɪ//dɪˈleɪ/

delay in Odia: ଡେରି (ḍeri). In English, delay means a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

Odia words for delay

delay
ଡେରି ḍeri

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

All synonyms of delay

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Questions about delay in Odia

What is the meaning of delay in Odia?
Delay in Odia is ଡେରି (ḍeri).
delay ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Delay: ଡେରି (ḍeri).
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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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “delay”: ଡେରି. 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 Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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