delayed

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of delay

adj

  1. Happening later than is usual, expected, or desired.
    Many, and probably true, anecdotes have been published on the long-delayed and artful revenge of various animals. 1875, Charles Darwin, chapter 3, in The Descent of Man/Chapter_III)
    First, if the delayed policy is no more stringent, it will miss the climate target of the original, non-delayed policy … 2014, Council of Economic Advisers, “Section 2”, in The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change

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