off delay
31Off-Air Pickup — An Off Air Pickup was a method used by some small market television stations in the United States to receive and relay network programming. In the 1950s, a network of AT T coaxial cable and microwave relays known as Long Lines was constructed.… …
32delay — v 1. defer, postpone, suspend, table, shelve, Sl. put on the shelf, pigeonhole, prorogue; hold off, hold up, lay over, refrain from further action, hold in abeyance, put in cold storage, put on ice, put on a back burner, hang fire, put in a… …
33delay — [13] English acquired delay from Old French delaier, a compound verb formed from the prefix de ‘off’ and laier ‘leave’. This verb, which also crops up in English relay, appears to have been a variant of laissier (source of English delegate 156… …
34delay — Verb: To obstruct movement; to detain; to put off to a time in the future; to postpone. Noun: An interference with performance; a detainment. See laches; postponement; unavoidable delay …
35delay — [13] English acquired delay from Old French delaier, a compound verb formed from the prefix de ‘off’ and laier ‘leave’. This verb, which also crops up in English relay, appears to have been a variant of laissier (source of English lease), which… …
36off the bat — phrasal without delay ; immediately < recognized him right off the bat > …
37delay — 1. noun previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying. 2. verb a) To put off until a later time; to distract. b) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time. Syn …
38delay — I. v. a. 1. Defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over. 2. Detain, hinder, retard, stop, impede. II. v. n. Linger, tarry, stop, procrastinate. III. n. 1. Procrastination, postponement, deferring, the Fabian policy, masterly… …
39delay — de•lay [[t]dɪˈleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to put off to a later time; postpone 2) to impede the process or progress of; retard: The fog delayed the plane s landing[/ex] 3) to put off action; linger; loiter 4) the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering …
40off the reel — immediately, right away, without delay …
