delay

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hoãn, trì hoãn

BrE /dɪˈleɪ/ AmE /dɪˈleɪ/

verb / noun en → vi

past delayed pp delayed ing delaying

1 POSTPONE [transitive, T + obj] B1

Hoãn, trì hoãn

to make something happen later than planned or expected

  • delay doing sth
  • delay somebody/something

Collocations delay a meeting · delay the start of something

  • The meeting was delayed until next week.

    Cuộc họp đã bị hoãn lại đến tuần sau.

2 CAUSE DELAY [transitive, T + obj] B1

Gây ra sự chậm trễ, làm chậm

to cause something to happen later than planned or expected

  • delay doing sth

Collocations traffic delays · weather delays

  • Bad weather delayed the start of the race.

    Điều kiện thời tiết xấu đã làm chậm cuộc đua.

1 DELAY [noun] B1

Sự hoãn lại, sự chậm trễ

a period when something is postponed or happens later than planned

  • have a delay

Collocations flight delays · project delays

  • There was a two-hour delay at the airport.

    Có sự chậm trễ hai giờ tại sân bay.

2 DELAY [noun] B1

Hành động hoãn lại, sự trì hoãn

the act of postponing something or making it happen later than planned

  • a delay in doing sth

Collocations delay in starting a project · delay in delivering goods

  • There has been a delay in the delivery of our order.

    Có sự chậm trễ trong việc giao hàng đơn đặt hàng của chúng tôi.