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delayers

/dɪˈleɪ.əz/

/dɪˈleɪ.ɚz/

Translations

delayernoun

delayers

/dɪˈleɪ.ə/

/dɪˈleɪ.ɚ/

Additional translations

Synonyms

delayerverb

delayers

delayered

Past Simple

delayered

Past Participle

delayering

Gerund

/dɪˈleɪə/

/dɪˈleɪər/

Transitive verb meaning to remove or reduce layers, especially in organizational contexts.

Synonyms

set back

hold up

put off

Definitions

delayernoun

A person or thing that causes a delay or postponement.

The traffic jam was a major delayer in our travel plans.

In business, a person or strategy that reduces the number of management levels in an organization.

The company hired a delayer to streamline its operations and improve efficiency.

delayerverb

To reduce the number of hierarchical levels or layers within an organization in order to improve efficiency.

The new CEO plans to delayer the firm to create a flatter management structure.

To remove or strip away layers from something.

The technicians delayered the circuit board to identify the faulty component.