1. (n.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

2. (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.

3. (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

4. (n.) To allay; to temper.

5. (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.