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2 Translation results for delay in Spanish

verb | noun

delay verb

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delayed, has delayed, is delaying, delays
tardar, demorar; posponer, postergar; retrasar

Example sentences of
delay verb

  • •The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.
  • •She's planning to delay her retirement.
  • •He delayed too long, and now it's too late.
  • •“Don't delay! Sale ends Saturday.”
  • •Production problems delayed the introduction of the new model by several months.
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Synonyms of
delay verb

procrastinate, lag, loiter, dawdle, dally, linger, retard, slow, slacken, detain, hold up, postpone

Detailed synonyms for delay verb

1. Delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain significan causar un retraso o demora en el movimiento o progreso.
  • Delay indica una retención, normalmente causada por una interferencia, que impide la finalización o la llegada <bad weather delayed our trip>.
    antonyms: expedite, hasten
  • Retard se aplica primordialmente al movimiento y connota una reducción de velocidad, causada a menudo por una interferencia <language difficulties retarded their learning>.
    antonyms: accelerate, advance, further
  • Slow, empleado a menudo con up o down, también indica una reducción de velocidad, a menudo con intención deliberada <the engineer slowed the train>.
    antonyms: speed up
  • Slacken connota un relajamiento o aflojamiento del poder o del esfuerzo <after five miles he slackened his pace>.
    antonyms: quicken
  • Detain indica una retención que sobrepasa un plazo fijado o razonable, causando a menudo una demora <late for dinner because she had been detained by unexpected business>.
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2. Delay, procrastinate, lag, loiter, dawdle, dally, linger significan moverse o actuar tan lentamente como para causar retraso.
  • Delay suele indicar el cambiar (un comienzo o una salida o partida) a una hora posterior <to delay any longer would be risky>.
  • Procrastinate connota una demora reprochable sobre todo cuando es causada por pereza, vacilación, o apatía <procrastinates whenever she has to make a decision>.
    antonyms: hasten, hurry
  • Lag indica el hecho de no mantener una velocidad o un ritmo fijado por otros <lags behind neighboring countries in industrial production>.
  • Loiter indica una demora al desplazarse, sobre todo al caminar <loitered outside waiting for his friends>.
  • Dawdle indica con mayor claridad el ocio, la falta de ambición o propósito, y una mente errante <children dawdling on their way home from school>.
  • Dally connota una demora causada por nimiedades o vacilaciones cuando es preciso ser puntual <stop dallying and get to work>.
    antonyms: hasten
  • Linger implica quedarse en algún lugar más de lo usual o del tiempo esperado, generalmente por interés en lugar de por inercia <she lingered at the art exhibit>.
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delay noun

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delays
tardanza; demora, retraso

Example sentences of
delay noun

  • •Do you know what's causing the delay?
  • •a number of flight delays
  • •After months of delay, construction on the new school began.
  • •Airline travelers are experiencing delays of up to three hours.
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Synonyms of
delay noun

holdup, lateness
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Reverse translation for delay

tardar  - to delay, to take a long time, to take (time), to be late 
demorar  - to delay, to linger, to delay, to take, to last 
posponer  - to postpone, to put behind, to subordinate 
postergar  - to delay, to postpone, to pass over (an employee) 
retrasar  - to delay, to hold up, to put off, to postpone 
tardanza  - lateness, delay 
demora  - delay 
retraso  - delay, lateness