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Meaning of delay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

dɪˈleɪ

Definitions

A surname.
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
countable, uncountable
A surname
third-person singular present indicative
An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
countable, uncountable
second-person singular imperative
Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
countable, uncountable
An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
countable, uncountable

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of delay.

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Equivalents

العربية أبطأ أجل إبطاء إطالة التّأخير تأخر تأخير تقاعس ثمل ريث كلة محل

Azərbaycanca təxir

Беларуская прыпынак спазне́нне

Български колебая се

Bosanski kašnjenje mora mora zakašnjenje

Català demora demorar endarreriment endarrerir retard

Čeština prodlení prodleva zpoždění zpožďování

Dansk forsinke opsætte udsætte

Deutsch aufschieben Aufschub Laufzeit Nachlauf sich verspäten Unterbrechen Verschieben Verspätung Vertagen verzögern Verzögerung Verzug Zeitverzögerung zögern

Ελληνικά αναβάλλω αναβολή άργητα αργοπορία καθυστέρηση

Esperanto prokrasti prokrasto

Español aplazamiento aplazar atrasamiento (disused) atrasar atraso demora demorar postergación postergar postponer postposición prórroga prorrogación prorrogar remorar (disused) retardación retardar retardo retrasar retraso

فارسی درنگ دیرکرد

Suomi aikailu hidaste jahkailu jättämä kuhnailu lykätä lykkäys myöhäistää viipymä viipyminen viivästää viivästymä viivästys viivästyttää viive viivyttää viivyttely vitkastelu vitkuttelu

Français délai Retard retarder

Gaeilge faillí

Gàidhlig bac bacadh dail fadal

Galego alongamento demora mora tardanza tardar

עברית איחור

हिन्दी अतिकाल अबेर देर बेर वक़्फ़ा विलंब

Hrvatski kašnjenje mora mora zakašnjenje

Magyar elhalaszt elnapol elodáz felfüggeszt halaszt késedelem késés

Հայերեն հետաձգել ձգձգել ուշացում

Bahasa Indonesia keterlambatan penangguhan penundaan

Íslenska seinka töf

Italiano differire rimandare ritardo

日本語渋滞滞り遅らせる遅れ遅延遅延させる遅滞遲

Қазақша кідіріс

한국어 擱緩 지연 지체

Latina advocamentum advocatio commoratio cunctamen cū̆nctor demoror dilatio mora moror remoramen sustentatio

Македонски одложување

Malti dewmien

Nederlands oponthoud uitstellen verdagen vertraging

Polski latencja obsuwa opóźniać opóźnić opóźnienie poślizg spóźnienie zabawa zwłoka

پښتو ځنډ

Português adiar atrasar atraso delay demora espera mora postergar protelar retardar

Română amâna întârzia întârziere

Русский задержать задерживать задержка опоздание откладывать отложить промедле́ние

Slovenčina sklz

Slovenščina zamuda

Soomaali daahi

Shqip mbodhis vonoj

Српски kašnjenje mora mora zakašnjenje

Svenska fördröja fördröjning försening senarelägga skjuta upp uppskov

తెలుగు ఆలస్యము

ไทย ชักช้า รีรอ ลังเล

ትግርኛ ደንጐየ

Türkçe ertelemek gecikme rötar

Українська відкла́дати відкла́сти гайка гая́нка за́три́мка зволікання

Tiếng Việt hoàn trì hoãn

Examples

“the delay before the echo of a sound”

“Two twenty minutes' delays.”

“Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.”

“The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day.”

“In this article I'm thinking about the big delays, over two hours. While rare, they make the news and help to deter people from future rail travel, both travellers and news viewers.”

“The 8-bit sound quality of many early delays did indeed leave a lot to be desired (compare this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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