delay
in Vietnamese Hoãn, trì hoãn
BrE /dɪˈleɪ/ AmE /dɪˈleɪ/
verb / noun en → vi
past delayed pp delayed ing delaying
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
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The meeting was delayed until next week.
Cuộc họp đã bị hoãn lại đến tuần sau.
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
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Bad weather delayed the start of the race.
Điều kiện thời tiết xấu đã làm chậm cuộc đua.
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
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There was a two-hour delay at the airport.
Có sự chậm trễ hai giờ tại sân bay.
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
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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.