Synonyms for Delayed:

adj.

•held up (adjective)
deferred, postponed, put off, Slowed, late.
•interrupted (adjective)
recessed, Stayed, Reprieved, Paused, stopped, interrupted, relieved, intermittent, suspended, postponed, Snagged.
•slow (adjective)
impeded.
•stopped (adjective)
interrupted.

n.

•delayed (noun)
deferred, postponed, abeyant, held up, inactive, in abeyance, suspended.
•held up (noun)
put off, late.

v.

•hesitated (verb)
halted, Paused, balked, Recoiled, Faltered, Waited, Shrank, Hesitated, shrunk.
•hindered (verb)
clogged, cramped, crippled, constrained, inhibited, curbed, obstructed, paralyzed, thwarted, impeded, Snagged, Stayed, impaired, restrained, Crimped, tangled, stopped, Dammed, fettered, mired, interrupted, Hampered, Caught, braked, checked, countered, fouled, burdened, Deterred, Detained, frustrated, constipated, Entrapped, jammed, encumbered, Resisted, blocked, entangled, congested, choked, restricted, barred, snarled, Bunged, Dragged, Hamstrung, complicated, handicapped, opposed, baffled, plugged, bottlenecked, Hindered.
•interrupted (verb)
broken, suspended, broke, postponed, relieved, recessed, Reprieved.
•slowed (verb)
Lingered, Slowed, Dawdled, Trudged, Plodded, Crept, Crawled, Poked, Loitered.

Other synonyms:

late. •Other relevant words:
deferred, late, in abeyance, abeyant, inactive, held up.

Usage examples for delayed

1. Fortunately, Edmunds had held out, or, rather, Langdon had delayed approaching him, long enough for me to gain my main point. – The Deluge by David Graham Phillips

2. Bough swore with relief and surprise, delayed only to lock away the letter, and went to take a look. – The Dop Doctor by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

3. The man delayed a second. – The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss