How to Pronounce “delayed

word

/dɪˈɫeɪd/
di-LAYD
/dɪlˈeɪd/
di-LAYD

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈɫeɪd/

British English

/dɪlˈeɪd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-LAYD

UK

di-LAYD

Listen in Context

Our meeting was delayed by thirty minutes.

The package was delayed in the mail.

I’m sorry I’m delayed—traffic was terrible.

My flight’s been delayed for two hours already.