delay

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
2. (countable, uncountable) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
3. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
4. (countable, uncountable) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.

Verb

1. (transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
2. (transitive) To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
3. (intransitive) To wait, hesitate, tarry.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To allay; to temper.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
2. (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.

Concetti

ritardare

ritardo

tardare

differire

dilazione

trattenere

indugio

dilazionare

fermare

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rinviare

sospendere

spostare

rinvio

rimandare

indugiare

posporre

bloccare

prorogare

esitazione

cedere

differimento

intasare

opporsi

posticipare

postporre

prevenire

procrastinazione

remora

tardivo

molto tempo

mettersi in mezzo

metterci tanto tempo

mettere un ostacolo

picchiare fortemente

lunga epoca

lungo tempo

tempo dilatato

dilatare il tempo

fare ritardare

rallentarsi

aspettare un po'

pazientare un po'

cercare

controllare

difendere

disturbare

esitare

indietreggiare

in ritardo

interrompere

sinonimi

postpone

defer

put off

retard

procrastination

postponement

procrastinate

detain

hinder

hold up

tarry

adjourn

lag

stop

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linger

hesitate

slow down

hold

stall

slow

retardation

wait

respite

prolong

adjournment

obstruct

impede

stay

check

protract

lateness

be slow

suspend

hold-up

pause

loiter

deferment

halt

dawdle

drag

shelve

detainment

neglect

hold back

late

prevent

arrest

drag out

hindrance

interrupt

Traduzioni

retarder

retard

verzögern

Verzögerung

aufschieben

uitstellen

demorar

délai

retraso

Verspätung

différer

retardar

uitstel

Aufschub

aplazar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪˈleɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: delaien

Affine francese antico: deslaier

Affine inglese antico: latian

Affine inglese antico: latu

Affine inglese antico: lǣfan

In summary

From Middle English delaien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman delaier, Old French deslaier, from des- + Old French laier (“to leave”), a conflation of Old Frankish *lattjan ("to delay, hinder"; from Proto-Germanic *latjaną (“to delay, hinder, stall”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to leave, leave behind”)), and Old Frankish *laibijan ("to leave"; from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to leave, cause to stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to remain, continue”)). Doublet of dally.
Akin to Old English latian (“to delay, hesitate”), Old English latu (“a delay, a hindrance”), Old English lǣfan (“to leave”). More at let (to hinder), late, leave.