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delay

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de·lay1 /dɪˈleɪ/ ●●○ W3 noun
1  [countableC]DELAY when someone or something has to wait, or the length of the waiting time 延誤，耽擱；耽擱的時間
Sorry for the delay, Mr Weaver.
韋弗先生，很抱歉耽擱了一些時間。
delay in
Why was there a delay in warning the public?
爲什麽不及時向公衆發出警告？
delay of
a delay of about an hour
大約一小時的延誤
long/considerable/slight etc delay
Long delays are expected on the motorways.
高速公路上估計會有長時間的耽擱。
2  [uncountableU]DELAY when something does not happen or start when it should do 推遲〔指某事沒有按時發生或開始〕
without delay
They must restore normal services without delay.
他們必須馬上恢複正常服務。
There can be no excuse for any further delay.
沒有理由繼續拖延。
n COLLOCATIONS
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.
Examples from the Corpus
delay• We went to the court and asked for a delay to continue preparing our defense.• There have been a lot of complaints about delays in issuing passports.• Any delay in the production process is costly to a company.• The strike is causing long delays at the airport• After three months' delay, work finally began on the new building.• Darlington Community Health Council yesterday discussed the problem of delays in reaching patients who live in the more remote areas of Teesdale.• This is done by deliberately putting delays into the circuitry.• There is a seven-second delay between transmission of the radio signal and when it can be heard on computer.• Well, he'd see to that presently, after he'd explained the delay.• Cleveland Police have apologised to 73-year-old Bessie Marron for the delay.• The reason for the delay became apparent in Angell and Pownall's report.• Voice over Nuclear Electric were making light of the delay and praised the way the mock emergency was being handled.
delay of• Delays of two hours or more are not uncommon.
without delay• The crew and passengers were keen to get airborne without further delay.• If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy without delay.• You need to get those vegetables planted without delay.
delay2 ●●○ W3 verb
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]POSTPONE/DO LATER to wait until a later time to do something 推遲，延期〔做某事〕
Don’t delay – send off for the information now.
别猶豫——即刻去函索取信息。
He delayed his decision on whether to call an election.
在是否宣布舉行選舉一事上，他推遲作出決定。
delay something until something
The opening of this section of the road is delayed until September.
這一路段推遲到9月份啓用。
delay something for something
Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes.
我們的會議推遲了十分鐘。
delay doing something
Big companies often delay paying their bills.
大公司常常會拖延支付賬單。
2  [transitiveT]DELAY to make someone or something late 耽誤，耽擱
seriously/badly/slightly etc delayed
The flight was badly delayed because of fog.
該航班因霧而長時間延誤。
—delayed adjectiveadj
 THESAURUS
delay to wait until a later time to do something 推遲,延期〔做某事〕
He decided to delay his decision until he had seen the full report.
他決定推遲作出決定,直至看到完整的報告。
postpone to change an event to a later time or date 推遲〔活動〕
The meeting was postponed.
會議推遲了。
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 推遲〔與delay和postpone相比不那麽正式,常用於日常英語〕
I used to put off making difficult decisions.
我過去常常在要作困難的決定時拖拖拉拉。
The game has been put off till next week.
比賽推遲到下周舉行。
hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen 〔尤在等待更多信息或某事發生的同時〕推遲
House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop.
房屋買家似乎在等利率下跌後再出手。
defer formal to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first 〔通常因其他事需要先發生而〕延期,推遲〔做某事〕
The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors.
這個決定被延至董事會議之後作出。
nShe decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling.
procrastinate /prəˈkræstəneɪt/ formal to delay doing something that you ought to do 延期,推遲〔應該做的事情〕
Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.
别拖延——接到任務要馬上開始。
Examples from the Corpus
delay• Rodman had been waiting to sign the contract because of pneumonia that forced him to delay a team physical.• We cannot delay any longer.• The President's visit had to be delayed because of security problems.• Our flight was delayed by bad weather.• The plane's departure was delayed by mechanical problems.• The opening of the new bridge may be delayed for several months.• He decided to delay his departure until after he'd seen the Director.• Mr MacGregor said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands made on teachers by other educational reforms.• The police delayed making any announcement until the girl's relatives had been contacted.• Present value: If you delay paying a bill, you can earn interest on the money in the meantime.• This latest terrorist attack is bound to delay the peace talks even further.• Since that time bureaucratic foot-dragging and dare it be said? politics have continued to delay the project.• Full implementation was delayed until after the Companies Act 1989 had come into effect.
delayed ... decision• But what did matter was the effect of a delayed decision on his schedule.• What is particularly interesting is that the report implies that it was MI5 who endlessly delayed any decision rather than the prison authorities.• If Wieben Stock had believed otherwise, she could have delayed her decision until after the trial, attorneys pointed out.
seriously/badly/slightly etc delayed• Barring another honourable war, that may yet be Grumman's fate - if slightly delayed.• If the walk was to take place, it could not be seriously delayed.• By establishing a paradigm for psychological investigation that lasted for some forty years, behaviourists seriously delayed the understanding of human cognition.
Origin delay2
(1200-1300) Old French delaier, from laier “to leave”

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