delay
/dɪˈleɪ/ verbo B1En español: atrasar, demorar, retrasar, retardar
- To put off until a later time; to defer.
- To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder. · The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
- To wait, hesitate, tarry. · Don't delay; this special offer ends at midnight!
He/she/it delays · Pasado delayed · Participio pasado delayed · Forma en -ing delaying
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- Forma en -ing
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That happened to be the least ruined of any, and the big snake was delayed awhile before he could find a way up the stones.
Still, the instant’s delay brought Rikki-tikki up to her, and as she plunged into the rat-hole where she and Nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her--and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.
“The indications are ruined by three days’ delay.
It is urgent that I should have this money without delay.
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