Vi fant 14 definisjoner av Delay på engelsk.
Noun |
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| delay - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | ||
| holdup | ||
| inactivity being inactive; being less active | ||
| interruption, disruption, gap, break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" | ||
| demurrage detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure | ||
| forbearance a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" | ||
| deferment, deferral, postponement a state of abeyance or suspended business | ||
| cunctation, shillyshally, procrastination the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time | ||
| slowdown, lag, retardation the act of slowing down or falling behind | ||
| dawdling, trifling, dalliance the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | ||
| filibuster (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches | ||
| delay - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" | ||
| hold, time lag, postponement, wait | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
| extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" | ||
| moratorium suspension of an ongoing activity | ||
Verb |
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| delay - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| detain, hold up | ||
| hurry, rush urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" | ||
| decelerate, slow, slow up, retard, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" | ||
| stonewall engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" | ||
| catch contract; "did you catch a cold?" | ||
| stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" | ||
| buy time act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage | ||
| delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" | ||
| hold off, wait, hold back resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off" | ||
| hesitate, pause pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" | ||
| procrastinate postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" | ||
| postpone, defer, shelve, put over, prorogue, table, set back, put off, hold over, remit hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" | ||
| Delay - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" | ||
| check, retard, delay | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| dampen lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" | ||
| detain, delay, stay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| Delay - stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" | ||
| stay, detain, delay | ||
| delay, retard, check cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
