گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'delay'

1 عمومی:: به‌ تاخیر افتادن‌

2 عمومی:: به‌ تاخیر انداختن‌

3 عمومی:: وقفه

4 عمومی:: بتاخیرانداختن‌

5 عمومی:: تاخیركردن‌

6 عمومی:: تأخیر

7 عمومی:: تاخیر

8 عمومی:: تعلل‌

1 general:: noun wait: The delay was about one hour. verb postpone: That will delay us three days.

2 general:: delay ADJECTIVES/NOUN + delay a slight/short delay • There was a slight delay in the departure of the plane. a long/lengthy delay • Patients often face long delays in getting the treatment they need. a considerable/serious delay (= very long ) • After a considerable delay, the report was finally published. a 20-minute/6-month/4-week etc delay • A train had broken down, causing a two-hour delay. traffic delays • The roadworks are likely to cause serious traffic delays. flight delays • Unfortunately flight delays do sometimes occur. verbs cause/lead to a delay • The bad weather caused a three-hour delay in sending out rescue helicopters. experience delays • People are experiencing considerable delays in receiving their mail. face delays (= be likely to experience them ) • Commuters face long delays as a result of the rail strikes. reduce delays (= make them shorter and less frequent ) • The new rules should reduce delays in bringing prisoners to trial. phrases a series of delays (= a number of delays ) • After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.

3 general::   noun ADJ. considerable, enormous, lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial After a considerable delay, the government has agreed to accept the recommendations. | excessive, inordinate, undue, unnecessary Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly. | inevitable, unavoidable | short, slight | unforeseen | frustrating | further | airport, flight, traffic, travel | time There is a five-minute time delay on the bank's safe. QUANT. series After a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court. VERB + DELAY be subject to Flights to New York may be subject to delay. | be plagued by, experience, face, suffer Passengers have experienced long delays. The project has been plagued by delays. | cause, lead to The strike has led to some delays in train services. | avoid, prevent, reduce Please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays. | apologize for I apologize for the delay in replying to you. DELAY + VERB occur Travellers complained about lack of information when travel delays occurred. PREP. without ~ Please send him the information without delay. | ~ in delays in getting to the airport | ~ of a delay of several weeks | ~ to further delays to the scheme

4 general:: delay to wait until a later time to do something: • He decided to delay his decision until he had seen the full report. postpone to change an event to a later time or date: • The meeting was postponed. put off to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone , and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: • I used to put off making difficult decisions. • The game has been put off till next week. hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen: • House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop. defer formal to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first: • The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors. • She decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling. procrastinate formal to delay doing something that you ought to do: • Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.

5 general::   verb ADV. seriously, significantly Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train. These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease. | further | unduly | slightly, somewhat | inevitably, unavoidably | unaccountably | deliberately