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delay
Noun
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A delay is a wait or the waiting time.
Computer problems caused a long delay in the meeting.
Train A62 will be leaving in 15 minutes. We apologize for the delay.
delay
Verb
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If you delay, you wait until a later time or cause something to be late.
We have decided to delay the changes to give people more time.
The train was delayed by mechanical problems.
We only have a few spots left, so don't delay.
medium
Adjective
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A medium amount is an amount that is not small and not large, but in the middle.
Would you like a small, medium or large drink?
medium
Noun
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A medium is stuff that something moves through.
Light can go through different media: air, water, glass.
Sound waves slow down when they go through this kind of medium.
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A medium is a person who hears ideas that come from people who are dead.
We all closed our eyes, and the medium said "I hear your father speaking."
I don't believe those mediums can really hear anything.