delay

delay /di'lei/
  • danh từ
    • sự chậm trễ; sự trì hoãn
      • to act without delay: hành động không chậm trễ (không trì hoãn)
    • điều làm trở ngại; sự cản trở
    • ngoại động từ
      • làm chậm trễ
      • hoãn lại (cuộc họp, chuyến đi...)
      • làm trở ngại, cản trở
        • to delay the traffic: làm trở ngại giao thông
      • (kỹ thuật) ủ, ram (thép)
      • nội động từ
        • chậm trễ, lần lữa, kề cà

       hoãn lại
       sự chậm trễ
    • liability for delay: trách nhiệm đối với sự chậm trễ
    •  trì hoãn
    • delay in shipment: sự trì hoãn chất hàng
    • undue delay: sự trì hoãn không chính đáng
    • unreasonable delay: sự trì hoãn vô lý
    •  triển hạn
    • notice of delay: thông báo triển hạn
    •  triển hoãn

      damages for delay
       sự bồi thường thiệt hại do chậm trễ
      delay clause
       điều khoản chậm trễ
      delay in delivery
       chậm giao
      delay in payment
       chậm trả
      delay in payment
       sự hoãn trả tiền
      delay in performance
       sự hoãn thực hiện
      delay of voyage
       hoãn chuyến đi biển
      delay payment (to...)
       chậm trả tiền
      delay payment (to...)
       hoãn trả tiền
      interest for delay
       tiền lãi chậm trả
      loss caused by delay
       tổn thất do kéo dài thời hạn
      loss damage or delay of goods
       mất mát
      loss damage or delay of goods
       thiệt hại hoặc sự trễ nải của hàng hóa
      notice of delay
       thông báo dời ngày
      penalty for delay
       tiền phạt trễ hạn

      Thuật ngữ hành chính, văn phòng
      Delay: Trì hoãn, chờ đợi


      Xem thêm: hold, time lag, postponement, wait, holdup, detain, hold up, stay, detain, check, retard



      delay

      Từ điển Collocation

      delay 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


      Từ điển WordNet

        n.

      • time during which some action is awaited; hold, time lag, postponement, wait

        instant replay caused too long a delay

        he ordered a hold in the action

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

        v.

      • cause to be slowed down or delayed; detain, hold up

        Traffic was delayed by the bad weather

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

      • act later than planned, scheduled, or required

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

      • stop or halt; stay, detain

        Please stay the bloodshed!

      • slow the growth or development of; check, retard

        The brain damage will retard the child's language development


      English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

      delays|delayed|delaying
      syn.: detain hold up postpone put off

      ant.: hasten hurry