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Topics delay topics
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Conjugation delay conjugation
How do you conjugate delay?
delay · verb
Present I delay
Positive I delay
Singular
1st person I delay
2nd person you delay
3rd person he/she/it delays
Plural
1st person we delay
2nd person you delay
3rd person they delay
Negative I don't delay
Singular
1st person I don't delay I do not delay
2nd person you don't delay you do not delay
3rd person he/she/it doesn't delay he/she/it does not delay
Plural
1st person we don't delay we do not delay
2nd person you don't delay you do not delay
3rd person they don't delay they do not delay
Question do I delay?
Singular
1st person do I delay?
2nd person do you delay?
3rd person does he/she/it delay?
Plural
1st person do we delay?
2nd person do you delay?
3rd person do they delay?
Negative question don't I delay?
Singular
1st person don't I delay? do I not delay?
2nd person don't you delay? do you not delay?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it delay? does he/she/it not delay?
Plural
1st person don't we delay? do we not delay?
2nd person don't you delay? do you not delay?
3rd person don't they delay? do they not delay?
Past I delayed
Positive I delayed
Singular
1st person I delayed
2nd person you delayed
3rd person he/she/it delayed
Plural
1st person we delayed
2nd person you delayed
3rd person they delayed
Negative I didn't delay
Singular
1st person I didn't delay I did not delay
2nd person you didn't delay you did not delay
3rd person he/she/it didn't delay he/she/it did not delay
Plural
1st person we didn't delay we did not delay
2nd person you didn't delay you did not delay
3rd person they didn't delay they did not delay
Question did I delay?
Singular
1st person did I delay?
2nd person did you delay?
3rd person did he/she/it delay?
Plural
1st person did we delay?
2nd person did you delay?
3rd person did they delay?
Negative question didn't I delay?
Singular
1st person didn't I delay? did I not delay?
2nd person didn't you delay? did you not delay?
3rd person didn't he/she/it delay? did he/she/it not delay?
Plural
1st person didn't we delay? did we not delay?
2nd person didn't you delay? did you not delay?
3rd person didn't they delay? did they not delay?
Future I'll delay
Positive I'll delay
Singular
1st person I'll delay I will delay
2nd person you'll delay you will delay
3rd person he/she/it'll delay he/she/it will delay
Plural
1st person we'll delay we will delay
2nd person you'll delay you will delay
3rd person they'll delay they will delay
Negative I won't delay
Singular
1st person I won't delay I will not delay
2nd person you won't delay you will not delay
3rd person he/she/it won't delay he/she/it will not delay
Plural
1st person we won't delay we will not delay
2nd person you won't delay you will not delay
3rd person they won't delay they will not delay
Question will I delay?
Singular
1st person will I delay?
2nd person will you delay?
3rd person will he/she/it delay?
Plural
1st person will we delay?
2nd person will you delay?
3rd person will they delay?
Negative question won't I delay?
Singular
1st person won't I delay? will I not delay?
2nd person won't you delay? will you not delay?
3rd person won't he/she/it delay? will he/she/it not delay?
Plural
1st person won't we delay? will we not delay?
2nd person won't you delay? will you not delay?
3rd person won't they delay? will they not delay?
Conditional I'd delay
Positive I'd delay
Singular
1st person I'd delay I would delay
2nd person you'd delay you would delay
3rd person he/she/it'd delay he/she/it would delay
Plural
1st person we'd delay we would delay
2nd person you'd delay you would delay
3rd person they'd delay they would delay
Negative I wouldn't delay
Singular
1st person I wouldn't delay I would not delay
2nd person you wouldn't delay you would not delay
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't delay he/she/it would not delay
Plural
1st person we wouldn't delay we would not delay
2nd person you wouldn't delay you would not delay
3rd person they wouldn't delay they would not delay
Question would I delay?
Singular
1st person would I delay?
2nd person would you delay?
3rd person would he/she/it delay?
Plural
1st person would we delay?
2nd person would you delay?
3rd person would they delay?
Negative question wouldn't I delay?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I delay? would I not delay?
2nd person wouldn't you delay? would you not delay?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it delay? would he/she/it not delay?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we delay? would we not delay?
2nd person wouldn't you delay? would you not delay?
3rd person wouldn't they delay? would they not delay?
Present continuous I'm delaying
Positive I'm delaying
Singular
1st person I'm delaying I am delaying
2nd person you're delaying you are delaying
3rd person he/she/it's delaying he/she/it is delaying
Plural
1st person we're delaying we are delaying
2nd person you're delaying you are delaying
3rd person they're delaying they are delaying
Negative I'm not delaying
Singular
1st person I'm not delaying I am not delaying
2nd person you aren't delaying you're not delaying you are not delaying
3rd person he/she/it isn't delaying he/she/it's not delaying he/she/it is not delaying
Plural
1st person we aren't delaying we're not delaying we are not delaying
2nd person you aren't delaying you're not delaying you are not delaying
3rd person they aren't delaying they're not delaying they are not delaying
Question am I delaying?
Singular
1st person am I delaying?
2nd person are you delaying?
3rd person is he/she/it delaying?
Plural
1st person are we delaying?
2nd person are you delaying?
3rd person are they delaying?
Negative question aren't I delaying?
Singular
1st person aren't I delaying? am I not delaying?
2nd person aren't you delaying? are you not delaying?
3rd person isn't he/she/it delaying? is he/she/it not delaying?
Plural
1st person aren't we delaying? are we not delaying?
2nd person aren't you delaying? are you not delaying?
3rd person aren't they delaying? are they not delaying?
Past continuous I was delaying
Positive I was delaying
Singular
1st person I was delaying
2nd person you were delaying
3rd person he/she/it was delaying
Plural
1st person we were delaying
2nd person you were delaying
3rd person they were delaying
Negative I wasn't delaying
Singular
1st person I wasn't delaying I was not delaying
2nd person you weren't delaying you were not delaying
3rd person he/she/it wasn't delaying he/she/it was not delaying
Plural
1st person we weren't delaying we were not delaying
2nd person you weren't delaying you were not delaying
3rd person they weren't delaying they were not delaying
Question was I delaying?
Singular
1st person was I delaying?
2nd person were you delaying?
3rd person was he/she/it delaying?
Plural
1st person were we delaying?
2nd person were you delaying?
3rd person were they delaying?
Negative question wasn't I delaying?
Singular
1st person wasn't I delaying? was I not delaying?
2nd person weren't you delaying? were you not delaying?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it delaying? was he/she/it not delaying?
Plural
1st person weren't we delaying? were we not delaying?
2nd person weren't you delaying? were you not delaying?
3rd person weren't they delaying? were they not delaying?
Future continuous I'll be delaying
Positive I'll be delaying
Singular
1st person I'll be delaying I will be delaying
2nd person you'll be delaying you will be delaying
3rd person he/she/it'll be delaying he/she/it will be delaying
Plural
1st person we'll be delaying we will be delaying
2nd person you'll be delaying you will be delaying
3rd person they'll be delaying they will be delaying
Negative I won't be delaying
Singular
1st person I won't be delaying I will not be delaying
2nd person you won't be delaying you will not be delaying
3rd person he/she/it won't be delaying he/she/it will not be delaying
Plural
1st person we won't be delaying we will not be delaying
2nd person you won't be delaying you will not be delaying
3rd person they won't be delaying they will not be delaying
Question will I be delaying?
Singular
1st person will I be delaying?
2nd person will you be delaying?
3rd person will he/she/it be delaying?
Plural
1st person will we be delaying?
2nd person will you be delaying?
3rd person will they be delaying?
Negative question won't I be delaying?
Singular
1st person won't I be delaying? will I not be delaying?
2nd person won't you be delaying? will you not be delaying?
3rd person won't he/she/it be delaying? will he/she/it not be delaying?
Plural
1st person won't we be delaying? will we not be delaying?
2nd person won't you be delaying? will you not be delaying?
3rd person won't they be delaying? will they not be delaying?
Conditional continuous I'd be delaying
Positive I'd be delaying
Singular
1st person I'd be delaying I would be delaying
2nd person you'd be delaying you would be delaying
3rd person he/she/it'd be delaying he/she/it would be delaying
Plural
1st person we'd be delaying we would be delaying
2nd person you'd be delaying you would be delaying
3rd person they'd be delaying they would be delaying
Negative I wouldn't be delaying
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be delaying I would not be delaying
2nd person you wouldn't be delaying you would not be delaying
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be delaying he/she/it would not be delaying
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be delaying we would not be delaying
2nd person you wouldn't be delaying you would not be delaying
3rd person they wouldn't be delaying they would not be delaying
Question would I be delaying?
Singular
1st person would I be delaying?
2nd person would you be delaying?
3rd person would he/she/it be delaying?
Plural
1st person would we be delaying?
2nd person would you be delaying?
3rd person would they be delaying?
Negative question wouldn't I be delaying?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be delaying? would I not be delaying?
2nd person wouldn't you be delaying? would you not be delaying?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be delaying? would he/she/it not be delaying?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be delaying? would we not be delaying?
2nd person wouldn't you be delaying? would you not be delaying?
3rd person wouldn't they be delaying? would they not be delaying?
Present perfect I've delayed
Positive I've delayed
Singular
1st person I've delayed I have delayed
2nd person you've delayed you have delayed
3rd person he/she/it's delayed he/she/it has delayed
Plural
1st person we've delayed we have delayed
2nd person you've delayed you have delayed
3rd person they've delayed they have delayed
Negative I haven't delayed
Singular
1st person I haven't delayed I have not delayed
2nd person you haven't delayed you have not delayed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't delayed he/she/it has not delayed
Plural
1st person we haven't delayed we have not delayed
2nd person you haven't delayed you have not delayed
3rd person they haven't delayed they have not delayed
Question have I delayed?
Singular
1st person have I delayed?
2nd person have you delayed?
3rd person has he/she/it delayed?
Plural
1st person have we delayed?
2nd person have you delayed?
3rd person have they delayed?
Negative question haven't I delayed?
Singular
1st person haven't I delayed? have I not delayed?
2nd person haven't you delayed? have you not delayed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it delayed? has he/she/it not delayed?
Plural
1st person haven't we delayed? have we not delayed?
2nd person haven't you delayed? have you not delayed?
3rd person haven't they delayed? have they not delayed?
Past perfect I had delayed
Positive I had delayed
Singular
1st person I had delayed
2nd person you had delayed
3rd person he/she/it had delayed
Plural
1st person we had delayed
2nd person you had delayed
3rd person they had delayed
Negative I hadn't delayed
Singular
1st person I hadn't delayed I had not delayed
2nd person you hadn't delayed you had not delayed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't delayed he/she/it had not delayed
Plural
1st person we hadn't delayed we had not delayed
2nd person you hadn't delayed you had not delayed
3rd person they hadn't delayed they had not delayed
Question had I delayed?
Singular
1st person had I delayed?
2nd person had you delayed?
3rd person had he/she/it delayed?
Plural
1st person had we delayed?
2nd person had you delayed?
3rd person had they delayed?
Negative question hadn't I delayed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I delayed? had I not delayed?
2nd person hadn't you delayed? had you not delayed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it delayed? had he/she/it not delayed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we delayed? had we not delayed?
2nd person hadn't you delayed? had you not delayed?
3rd person hadn't they delayed? had they not delayed?
Future perfect I'll have delayed
Positive I'll have delayed
Singular
1st person I'll have delayed I will have delayed
2nd person you'll have delayed you will have delayed
3rd person he/she/it'll have delayed he/she/it will have delayed
Plural
1st person we'll have delayed we will have delayed
2nd person you'll have delayed you will have delayed
3rd person they'll have delayed they will have delayed
Negative I won't have delayed
Singular
1st person I won't have delayed I will not have delayed
2nd person you won't have delayed you will not have delayed
3rd person he/she/it won't have delayed he/she/it will not have delayed
Plural
1st person we won't have delayed we will not have delayed
2nd person you won't have delayed you will not have delayed
3rd person they won't have delayed they will not have delayed
Question +'ll I have delayed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have delayed? will I have delayed?
2nd person +'ll you have delayed? will you have delayed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have delayed? will he/she/it have delayed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have delayed? will we have delayed?
2nd person +'ll you have delayed? will you have delayed?
3rd person +'ll they have delayed? will they have delayed?
Negative question won't I have delayed?
Singular
1st person won't I have delayed? will I not have delayed?
2nd person won't you have delayed? will you not have delayed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have delayed? will he/she/it not have delayed?
Plural
1st person won't we have delayed? will we not have delayed?
2nd person won't you have delayed? will you not have delayed?
3rd person won't they have delayed? will they not have delayed?
Conditional perfect I'd have delayed
Positive I'd have delayed
Singular
1st person I'd have delayed I would have delayed
2nd person you'd have delayed you would have delayed
3rd person he/she/it'd have delayed he/she/it would have delayed
Plural
1st person we'd have delayed we would have delayed
2nd person you'd have delayed you would have delayed
3rd person they'd have delayed they would have delayed
Negative I wouldn't have delayed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have delayed I would not have delayed
2nd person you wouldn't have delayed you would not have delayed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have delayed he/she/it would not have delayed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have delayed we would not have delayed
2nd person you wouldn't have delayed you would not have delayed
3rd person they wouldn't have delayed they would not have delayed
Question would I have delayed?
Singular
1st person would I have delayed?
2nd person would you have delayed?
3rd person would he/she/it have delayed?
Plural
1st person would we have delayed?
2nd person would you have delayed?
3rd person would they have delayed?
Negative question wouldn't I have delayed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have delayed? would I not have delayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have delayed? would you not have delayed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have delayed? would he/she/it not have delayed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have delayed? would we not have delayed?
2nd person wouldn't you have delayed? would you not have delayed?
3rd person wouldn't they have delayed? would they not have delayed?
Imperative delay!
Positive
you delay!
we let's delay!
Negative
you don't delay!
we let's not delay!
Examples delay examples
How do I use delay in a sentence?
Simple sentences
We should deal with this matter without delay.
Bob got impatient at his wife's delay.
Every reporter sent his stories with the least possible delay.
That accounts for her delay.
That accounts of her delay.
I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam.
I regret the delay in writing to you to thank you for your hospitality on my visit to your country.
You and I must understand one another, and that without delay.
I must apologize for the delay.
We ask you to account for your delay.
He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
He was irritated by her delay.
The bus has a delay of ten minutes.
I'm sorry for the delay in my reply.
Our delay was due to traffic congestion.
I'm sorry for the delay in responding.
We have to allow for the delay of the train.
I apologize for the delay in replying.
There's no excuse for his delay.
Don't delay today's work until tomorrow.
We apologize for the delay.
I apologize for the delay.
What a delay!
Movie subtitles
Even you don't say it out loud because you're worried if it will delay finding your mother, isn't it?
Delay shock. Justin, off the chest.
And I'm so sorry if I did anything to delay that dream.
A moment's delay and he would have died.
Eat without further delay.
Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the slight delay.
We apologise to listeners...for the delay in the broadcast of the concert from the Albert Hall.
Well, the court sees no reason why politics should be permitted to hinder or delay the conduct of such an important case.
I beg the court's pardon for this unfortunate delay.
Hereafter, I trust you will not again allow your political activities to cause delay.
Now that you've met we won't delay the departure any longer.
We are sorry for the delay, but the horses are now coming on the track.
But I assure you, gentlemen, if there is a prolonged delay Shangri-La will endeavour to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
Ask them to delay the procedure for me a little while, will you?
If you've detained Dr. Gilmore and his team, bring them in without further delay.
Let the sentence be carried out without delay!
And tell him not to delay.
I'm sick and tired of this delay.
Sorry to delay you.
We have to apologize to listeners. for the delay which has occurred in the broadcast. of the concert from the Albert Hall.
What's the delay here?
Too far to be patient with delay now.
To delay surgery may result in permanent paralysis.
And you're getting rid of the furs without delay, I trust.
I'll try not to delay you.
Any reason for the delay? Yes.
IN THAT CASE, SIR, WE SHAN'T DELAY YOU ANY FURTHER.
A storm may delay the ship for weeks.
Could you delay this card game for 1O minutes.
Don't you want to delay your death, o future corpses?
What about our ten years delay on Venus?
My assistant and I must leave for an important engagement. that I can neither suspend nor delay.
If it's our duty to delay this column, why all the talk?
Lest that our king come here himself to question our delay.
He'll grant you a delay.
News and current affairs
If NATO is to succeed, this must change without further delay.
But delay in grasping it will be very costly, and Europe is running out of time.
This would be bad news for the German economy, which could delay possible ECB interest rate hikes.
The Bush administration continues to delay and to avoid sound science.
The five-day delay in allowing UN chemical-weapons experts to verify the attack gave Assad's government ample time to conceal incriminating evidence, allow it to degrade, or destroy it with further shelling.
Diplomats trudged off to conferences year after year to implement them, but the main results were neglect, delay, and bickering over legalities.
In addition, Germany should delay its fiscal consolidation; if anything, it should cut taxes for a couple of years to boost its own growth and - via trade - that of the periphery.
Poor policy choices, on the other hand, will at best delay recovery and at worst do permanent damage.
One way to curtail this problem is to delay full integration of immigrants into the welfare system of a host country for a few years-a reform advocated by the Scientific Advisory Committee to Germany's Federal Finance Ministry.
The result was equivocation and delay, rather than commitment and assistance.
The longer they delay, the less effective their efforts will be.
Moreover, they worry that the problems associated with changing EU decision-making will delay enlargement, with current EU members conveniently able to blame the candidates for this inaction.
Any delay by one country in moving in that direction would jeopardize efforts made in other countries.
Some European countries apparently believe that they can maintain an EU consensus in support of Ahtisaari's plan but allow Russian foot-dragging on the grounds that delay is not unreasonable and something better may turn up with additional negotiations.
In particular, a delay in Serbia's integration into the EU could bring Tito-inspired fantasies to the heart of the country's foreign and security policy.
Hailed in Europe as one of the great novels of the twentieth century, Blinding arrived in America only after a great delay, and never received the attention that it deserved.
Third, as the IFIs play an even more crucial role, further delay in reforming them to include major emerging-market economies will only harm their effectiveness and legitimacy.
If orderly treatment of unsecured senior creditors requires a new cross-border regime to close down insolvent European banks, such a regime should be implemented without delay.
LONDON - The Islamic State's attack in Paris in November was the latest crisis to delay Britain's bid to renegotiate its membership in the European Union, ahead of a planned referendum on whether to maintain the relationship.
The delay amounts to a serious blow: While the deal itself is unlikely to persuade many undecided Britons to vote to stay in the EU, it is a prerequisite for Cameron to begin campaigning for that outcome.
That will leave no one with any credible reason to delay resumption of the six-party talks.
Events in China are no reason for further delay.
But the election result in Athens could fuel panic in financial markets, causing a crisis that would threaten to spill over into Italy, the eurozone's third-largest economy, and, with some delay, France, the second largest.
Unfortunately, either outcome would merely delay a politics-induced crisis in the EU.
Because wages can increase to a greater extent without fueling inflation, the US Federal Reserve Board might be inclined to delay hiking interest rates, which it is now widely expected to do this summer.
It opted for delay in the hope that the eurozone's most vulnerable members would reinforce their defenses against Greek contagion.