delayed development
Behind expected milestones
Delayed development describes a child's failure to reach physical, cognitive, or emotional milestones at typical ages.
The phrase appears in medical and educational contexts: The pediatrician noted delayed development in speech and motor skills.
It can also describe anything progressing more slowly than expected: The project suffered from delayed development due to funding issues.
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- slowLacking in speed
- stuntedArrested in development
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- regressionReturn to former state
falling behind · catch-up · premature · immature · behind · growth · cognitive · speech · speech therapy · motor · crawling · tummy time · walking · toddler · fine motor skills · intervention · therapy · occupational therapy
- slow growthstagnation, stunting, crawling, creeping, inching
- Hypermodernismoverprotection, prophylaxis, fianchetto, restraint, Breyer
- development stagesearly stage, late stage, infancy, childhood, alpha
- deficiency symptomsscurvy, beriberi, pellagra, anemia, goiter
- chess bishopsfianchetto
delayed developmentearly development
Initial period of formation
precocity · ahead of schedule · precociousness · early bloomer · prodigy
delayed developmentrapid growth
Fast increase in scale
precocious · early bloomer · prodigy · gifted · ahead of the curve
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