delaying

1. vt. & vi. (使)耽搁,延误 (cause to) be late; move or act slowly, especially on purpose
2. vt. 推迟,使延期 put (sth) off until later; postpone

1. [U]耽搁,延迟 delaying or being delayed
2. [C]被耽搁〔推迟〕的事件或时间 an example of being delayed; amount of time for which sb/sth is delayed

• delay a settlement of the question推迟解决问题
• delay answering the letter推迟答复
• delay dinner推迟宴会
• delay one's departure延误某人启程
• delay one's marriage推迟结婚
• delay one's plan延误计划
• delay one's trip耽误某人的旅行
• delay one's work耽误工作
• delay the appointment推迟任命
• delay the discussion on sth推迟讨论某事
• delay the flight延误航班
• delay the game推迟比赛
• delay the outbreak of the war推迟战争的爆发
• delay treatment延误治疗

• delay disappointingly失望地延误
• delay heartbreakingly痛心地耽误
• delay immeasurably无限地延期
• delay injuriously有害地延误
• delay painfully痛苦地延误
• delay seriously严重耽误
• delay slightly稍稍推迟
• delay unaccountably莫名其妙地延期
• delay unfortunately不幸地延误
• delay unreasonably不合理地延长
• delay uselessly没必要地延期

• delay for an hour推迟一小时
• delay for some time推迟一段时间
• delay until在…前交货

• avoid delay避免耽搁
• cause delay造成延误

• great delay严重的耽搁
• long delay长期拖延
• serious delay严重的延误
• unnecessary delay不必要的耽搁
• unreasonable delay无故的拖延

• after several delays几经耽搁
• owing to postal delays由于邮递的耽搁
• without delay不延迟地,立即
• without the least delay毫不延迟地

• delay in delivery延期交货
• delay in payment延期支付
• delay of two hours两小时的拖延

without delay立即；毫不迟延地

time delay延时，延迟

delay time延迟时间，推迟时间

transmission delay[计]传输延迟

long delay长时延迟；长时间的推迟

group delay群延迟

delay line延迟线

phase delay[电]相位延迟

short delay n. 短暂停留；瞬间延发

propagation delay传播延迟

packet delay包延迟；封包延迟；分组延迟

delay payment延付；延期付款；延期支付

delay in payment延期支付

delay spread延迟扩展

undue delay不当延误；不应有的延误

delay circuit延迟电路

delay senility延缓衰老

delay period燃烧滞后期，延迟周期

admit of no delay刻不容缓，毫不迟延地，立刻

1. It was impossible to delay her at such a crisis.
   在这样一个紧要关头来耽搁她是不可能的。
2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
   我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。
3. Our plane was delayed by fog.
   我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。

1. The weather is responsible for the delay.
   由于天气关系才耽搁了。
2. Delay is not permissible, even for a single day.
   不得延误，即使一日亦不可。
3. There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off.
   飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。