delay noun English. A white grain used for making rice wine, esp. if the wine is to be aged, sorghum. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug binaalan ku, nda' meleep edekay, pu' maika' ma sug beni'u. Subay leepu dun kiin na laak delay kiin, tuyangen na melaay gupia. English. I couldn't plant my whole field, because I didn't have enough seed. I will have to plant the rest of it in sorghum and ignore the fact that it bears late.