The difference between Adjourn and Delay

When used as verbs, adjourn means to postpone, whereas delay means to put off until a later time.


Delay is also noun with the meaning: a period of time before an event occurs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adjourn and Delay

  1. Adjourn as a verb (transitive):

    To postpone.

    Examples:

    "The trial was adjourned for a week."

  2. Adjourn as a verb (transitive):

    To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.

  3. Adjourn as a verb (intransitive):

    To end or suspend an event.

    Examples:

    "The court will adjourn for lunch."

  4. Adjourn as a verb (intransitive, formal, uncommon):

    To move from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "After the dinner, we will adjourn to the bar."

  1. Delay as a noun:

    A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

    Examples:

    "the delay before the echo of a sound"

  2. Delay as a noun (music):

    An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

  1. Delay as a verb:

    To put off until a later time; to defer.

  2. Delay as a verb:

    To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.

    Examples:

    "The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow."

  3. Delay as a verb (obsolete):

    To allay; to temper.

  1. Delay as a verb (obsolete):

    To dilute, temper.

  2. Delay as a verb (obsolete):

    To assuage, quench, allay.