delay — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   the delay before the echo of a sound

   Two twenty minutes' delays.

   Altri esempi (3)

   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.

2. An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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)

3. Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

4. An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

Verbo

1. To put off until a later time; to defer.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   My lord delayeth his coming.

2. To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.

3. To wait, hesitate, tarry.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   Don't delay; this special offer ends at midnight!

   Don't delay Something tells me I gotta go away

4. To allay; to temper.

   Uso

   • obsoleto
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The watery showers delay the raging wind.

Verbo

1. To dilute, temper.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

2. To assuage, quench, allay.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   Those dreadfull flames she also found delayd / And quenched quite like a consumed torch […].

Sostantivo

1. time during which some action is awaited

   Sinonimi

   holdtime lagpostponementwait

   Termini più generali

   pauseintermissionbreakinterruptionsuspension

   Esempi

   instant replay caused too long a delay

   he ordered a hold in the action

2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

   Sinonimi

   holdup

   Termini più generali

   inactivity

Verbo

1. cause to be slowed down or delayed

   Sinonimi

   detainhold up

   Contrari

   rush

   Termini più generali

   decelerateslowslow downslow upretard

   Esempi

   Traffic was delayed by the bad weather

   she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform

2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

   Termini più generali

   waithold offhold back

   Esempi

   Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered

3. stop or halt

   Sinonimi

   staydetain

   Termini più generali

   checkretard

   Esempi

   Please stay the bloodshed!

4. slow the growth or development of

   Sinonimi

   checkretard

   Termini più generali

   changealtermodify

   Esempi

   The brain damage will retard the child's language development