chronizo describes a postponed arrival or an extended wait before someone comes or an expected action occurs.

The attested use concerns someone’s coming being put off or taking longer than expected: masters are said to delay in Matthew 24:48 and Luke 12:45, a bridegroom’s delay precedes sleep in Matthew 25:5, and the people wait for Zechariah in Luke 1:21. Hebrews 10:37 expresses the contrasting expectation that the coming one will come without such postponement.

1. Taking longer before coming · dominant

   The present forms describe an expected person not arriving promptly: in Matthew 24:48 the APB renders the slave’s thought, “My lord delays,” and in Luke 12:45 it renders, “My lord is delaying his coming.” In Matthew 25:5 the present participle occurs while the bridegroom’s delay leads to the group becoming drowsy, while Luke 1:21 places the infinitive with the people waiting for Zechariah; Hebrews 10:37 uses the future form in the assurance that the coming one “will not delay.”

   Matthew 24:48Luke 12:45Matthew 25:5Luke 1:21Hebrews 10:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “delays,” “is delaying his coming,” “delayed,” and “delay,” including the negated future wording “will not delay” in Hebrews 10:37. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.