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delayed

Meaning of “delayed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of delay, meaning to put off or wait before acting.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 32:1

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Every verse containing “delayed”

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Exodus 32:1
AND when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 32:1 · retained source text

¶ And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come downe out of the mount, the people gathered themselues together vnto Aaron, and said vnto him, Up, make vs gods which shall goe before vs: for as for this Moses, the man that brought vs vp out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

1611 marginal noteActs. 7.40.

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Historical definitions

Deferred; detained; hindered for a time; retarded.

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