delay /di'lei/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) time during which some action is awaited
• (n.) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
• (v.) cause to be slowed down or delayed

Chinese translation

• n. 耽搁, 迟滞
• v. 耽搁, 延迟
• [计] 延迟, 延时

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/di'lei/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.4 · Rare

Word forms

delayed, delaying, delays

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