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Meaning of "delayed action" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELAYED ACTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELAYED ACTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delayed action is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DELAYED ACTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delayed action in the English dictionary

The definition of delayed action in the dictionary is a device for operating a mechanism, such as a camera shutter, a short time after setting.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELAYED ACTION

delassement
delate
delation
delator
Delaunay
Delaware
Delaware Bay
Delawarean
delay
delay action
delay line
delayable
delayed drop
delayed neutron
delayed opening
delayed-action shutter
delayer
delayering
delaying action
delaying tactic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELAYED ACTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
fiction
function
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of delayed action in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «delayed action» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELAYED ACTION

Find out the translation of delayed action to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delayed action from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delayed action» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

延迟作用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acción retardada
570 millions of speakers

English

delayed action
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देरी कार्रवाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العمل المتأخر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замедленного действия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ação retardada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলম্বিত কর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

action à retardement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tindakan lambat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verzögerter Wirkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遅延作用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지연 행동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumindak tertundha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trì hoãn hành động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாமதமான நடவடிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलंबित कारवाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gecikmiş eylem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

azione ritardata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opóźnione działanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уповільненої дії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acțiune întârziată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθυστερημένη δράση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertraagde aksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fördröjd verkan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsinket aksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delayed action

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELAYED ACTION»

The term «delayed action» is regularly used and occupies the 77.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELAYED ACTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «delayed action» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «delayed action» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delayed action

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELAYED ACTION»

Discover the use of delayed action in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delayed action and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Szycher's Handbook of Polyurethanes, Second Edition
Labs). or. TED,. solved.the.problem. 10.4 Delayed-Action Catalysts 10.5 Catalysis of HR Urethanes Within.the.last.10.years,.HR.foams.have.gained.in. significance,.especially.in.automotive- seating.applications..HR.foams,.as.the. name.implies ...
Michael Szycher, Ph.D, 2012
2
Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings
Supply Cold water storage cistern Delayed action ball valve pipe G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cold distributing pipe with branches to appliances on each floor Pumped supply pipe feeds cistern and branches to sinks on upper floors Mains supply pipe ...
Stephen Emmitt, Christopher Gorse, 2010
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Evolutionary Computing: AISB Workshop, Leeds, U.K., April 11 ...
3 A Delayed Action Classifier System (DACS) DACS operates by delaying the action (i.e. the posting of messages) of, appropriately marked, matched classifiers by a number of classifier execution cycles. Markers located in the non-coding loci  ...
Terence C. Fogarty, 1994
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Utech 94
Novel Low Fugitivity, Cell-opening Delayed Action Catalysts for HR Moulded Foam E.J. Derderian OSi Specialties Inc, USA G. Esposito OSi Specialties S.A., Switzerland P. Martineau OSi Specialties Canada Inc., Canada 1. SUMMARY ...
David Reed, Carole Lee, 1994
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Operator and Organizational Maintenance Manual Including ...
Using Delayed Action (fig. 3-1). The delayed action is used when making exposures longer than V30 of a second without the aid of a tripod; or at any shutter speed when the photographer desires to be in the picture. (1) Wind the camera with ...
6
Basic Electricity
Delayed- Action Fuses Some equipment, such as an electric motor, requires more current during starting than for normal running. Thus, a fast-time or medium- time fuse rating that will give running protection might blow during the initial period ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, Naval Education and Training Program Development Center, 1977
7
Final environmental statement: crude oil transportation ...
The delayed action alternative assumes that the selection of one of the proposed crude oil pipeline systems has not been made and that no new port facilities or crude oil pipeline as proposed by the applicants would be constructed pending ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1979
8
Spinal Injection Techniques
Non-proprietary name Effect strength compared with morphine Preparations Single Dose Single dose delayed-action preparation Max. daily dosage Dose interval (h) Dose interval for delayed-action preparation (h) Remarks Tramadol ...
Theodoros Theodoridis, Juergen Kraemer, 2011
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Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future
To estimate the consequences of delayed action, we have modeled 5- and 10- year delays (see Appendix F for additional details). Delayed action would result in higher near-term deficits, which would result in a higher debt. This higher debt, in ...
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States, National Research Council, 2010
10
The Banning of Anti-Personnel Landmines: The Legal ...
Delayed-Action and Treacherous Weapons VI.1 Definition and classification 219. With certain specific reservations noted below, Chapter V of the ICRC report was accepted by experts as a basis for discussion of the agenda item on ...
Louis Maresca, Stuart Maslen, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELAYED ACTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delayed action is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Louisa supervisors approve memorandum with unions
The supervisors had delayed action on the agreement until county attorney Adam Parsons had reviewed it. In other action, the supervisors ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»
2
E. Lansing leaders okay site plans for two developments
Council members delayed action on a mixed-use project at the corner of Bailey Street and Grand River Avenue until their Aug. 4 meeting. «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
3
Council Approves Pinch Moratorium, Delays Vote On Civilian Police …
The council delayed action for two weeks on a proposed Family Dollar Store at 912 Jackson Avenue when the applicant didn't show up for a ... «Memphis Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Whitewater council advances 'City Market,' public arts policy
At the request of parks and recreation director Matt Amundson, the council delayed action on approving a roofing project for the Starin Park ... «Daily Union, Jul 15»
5
Dear data: How many bus-passers are there?
The Board of Supervisors has delayed action on a proposal by the school system to use the cameras and collect fines to pay for them. «Chesterfield Observer, Jul 15»
6
JURUPA VALLEY: Council delays vote on 'Crossings' project
The Jurupa Valley City Council on July 2 delayed action on the Pedley Crossings commercial project after the developer delivered a letter ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
7
S.C. Senate votes to remove Confederate flag
Approval of the amendment could have delayed action on the flag for months, but the amendment was rejected overwhelmingly. Verdin's push ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
8
Davis Moreno wins Fresno Unified project after district revisits bid …
Because of the pending litigation, the board delayed action on any other lease-leaseback deals, voting to instead put the new portable ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
9
Woman says she can't live next to overgrown grass near her property
OKLAHOMA CITY —A northeast Oklahoma City property owner is upset with the delayed action by Oklahoma City Code Enforcement. Related. «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»
10
Commission Approves Tax Rate, But Longer-Range Budget Issues …
Meanwhile, the commission delayed action Monday on a $629,189 contract for office supplies with the Memphis division of Staples Advantage. «Memphis Daily News, Jul 15»

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