The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAITS , but the solution may also be LAGS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Delays crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAITS | 18 % | 5 |
| TIMELAGS | 15 % | 8 |
| STALLS | 9 % | 6 |
| HOLDUPS | 9 % | 7 |
| LAGS | 9 % | 4 |
| TARRIES | 6 % | 7 |
| HOLDSUP | 6 % | 7 |
| SLOWS | 6 % | 5 |
| SLOWUPS | 3 % | 7 |
| POSTPONES | 3 % | 9 |
| LATENS | 3 % | 6 |
| ARRESTS | 3 % | 7 |
| RESPITES | 3 % | 8 |
| BELATES | 3 % | 7 |
| SLOWDOWNS | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Delays
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- postponement
- wait
- hold up
- time lag
- detain
- stay
- hold
- detention
- holdup
- adjournments
- adjourns
- arrears
Crossword Answer definitions
WAITS noun- A delay.
- An ambush.
- One who watches; a watchman.
- (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
- (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
- To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
- To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
- To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.
- A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result WAITS
- Hangs around
- Remains
- Gravel-voiced singer Tom
- Shows patience
- Bides one's time
- Stands in line
- Sits tight
- See 19-Across
- Delays
- Periods of inactivity
More clues leading to the result TIMELAGS
- Delays
- Intervals between related events
- Intervals between causes and effects
- Problems with glitchy livestreams
- Cause and effect separators
More clues leading to the result STALLS
- Stable areas
- Conks out
- Tries to buy time
- Quits turning over
- Plays for time
- Blocks
- Stable divisions
- Hems and haws, maybe
- Delays
- Delays on purpose
More clues leading to the result HOLDUPS
More clues leading to the result LAGS
- Is sluggish
- Runs behind
- Brings up the rear
- Dawdles
- Stays behind
- Falls behind
- Holds up
- Time delays
- Doesn't keep up
- Internet connectivity problems
More clues leading to the result TARRIES
More clues leading to the result HOLDSUP
More clues leading to the result SLOWS
- Slackens the tempo
- Hits the brakes
- Decelerates
- Brakes
- Hinders
- Cuts the engine
- Reduces speed
- Uses the brakes
- Taps the brake
- Impedes
More clues leading to the result SLOWUPS
More clues leading to the result POSTPONES
More clues leading to the result LATENS
- Turns toward dawn
- Gets closer to midnight
- Gets darker, perhaps
- Approaches evening
- Makes tardy
- Approaches the wee hours
- Gets dark, perhaps
- Nears midnight
- Delays.
- Nears a deadline
More clues leading to the result ARRESTS
- Takes into custody
- Collars
- Takes in parts of rap records? (7)
- Cuffs
- Police-force stat
- Checks
- Rap sheet data
- Takes in for booking
- Stems
- Rap sheet entries
More clues leading to the result RESPITES
- Breaks
- Breathers
- Postponements.
- Lulls.
- Breathing spells.
- Intervals of rest.
- Brief periods of relaxation
- Delays
- Coffee breaks, e.g.
- Postponements