How to pronounce delay in American English
“delay” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to delay the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“delay” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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NASA
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And then you delay it again, and then you delay it again.
The Obama White House
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Broaden actually came up with the term sequencing delay as opposed to necessary delay.
FAA
Words that sound like “delay”
Words one sound away from delay — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “delay”
Why real speech
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