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Delaying vs Inactive - What's the difference?

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Delaying is a related term of inactive.


As verbs the difference between delaying and inactive

is that delaying is while inactive is .

As a noun delaying

is a delay.

As an adjective inactive is

inactivated.

delaying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A delay.
  • * 1909 , (Reginald Farrer), In a Yorkshire Garden
    • However, there was no profit in cowardly delayings ; booted and breeched, we sallied forth into a cold, ungenial morning such as you get in Switzerland

    inactive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not active, temporarily or permanently
    • The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
  • Not functioning or operating; broken down
    • The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
  • Retired from duty or service
    • Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
  • (chemistry) Relatively inert
    • Aluminium is inactive towards water.
  • (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
    • Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

    Derived terms

    * inactively * inactivity

    Synonyms

    * (not active) dull, dormant * (not functioning or operating) idle

    Antonyms

    * (not active) active