Hyphenation of delay

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word delay? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-lay

Definitions of delay:

1.	Time during which some action is awaited Instant replay caused too long a delay He ordered a hold in the action
2.	The act of delaying Inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
3.	Cause to be slowed down or delayed Traffic was delayed by the bad weather She delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
4.	Act later than planned, scheduled, or required Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
5.	Stop or halt Please stay the bloodshed!
6.	Slow the growth or development of The brain damage will retard the child's language development

Synonyms of delay:

noun	hold, time lag, postponement, wait, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
noun	holdup, inactivity
verb	detain, hold up, decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
verb	wait, hold off, hold back
verb	stay, detain, check, retard
verb	check, retard, change, alter, modify

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.