"delay" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

delay sustantivo

sustantivo + delay
Kolokacji: 36
Tom Delay • rain delay • time delay • Mr. Delay • Welfare reform bill delay • Representative Delay of Texas • flight delay • ...
delay + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 4
delay time • delay line • delay tactic • delay period
delay + verbo
Kolokacji: 53
delay causes • delay means • Welfare delay blocks • delay gives • delay makes • delay results • delay occurs • ...
(2) mean, say, reflect, suggest
Kolokacji: 4
1. delay means = opóźnienie oznacza delay means
3. delay reflects = opóźnienie odzwierciedla delay reflects
4. delay suggests = opóźnienie sugeruje delay suggests
  • Although Time is expected to act soon because events are moving swiftly, the delay suggested that the 15-member board would hear a lengthy review of all the options before deciding what to do.
  • One financial observer said Harper's statement and the delay in the shareholders' vote suggested it was exploring the possibility of a leveraged buyout.
  • The government promised a White Paper on student finance, but the very long delay before it finally appeared in November 1988 suggests that there were problems in devising a suitable alternative to grants.
  • The delays suggest the complexity of the still evolving technical standards being developed by the recording industry's Secure Digital Music Initiative, and they hint at continued uncertainty for consumers.
  • But even if you view Jupiter as a god, his delay suggests that he himself is also a part of nature.
  • The delay suggested someone formulating another plan of action, changing their minds.
  • Such delays and long lead times strongly suggest contingency and a vast realm of unrealized possibilities.
  • In 999 he speaks of delay in getting the fleet into action, and suggests that delay occurred on other occasions, but without explaining why.
  • While minor delays are common, a delay of four months would suggest an intentional refusal on the part of the Russian government to allow Mr. Browder to travel to Russia.
  • Using the word delay is preferred over disability by many people, because delay suggests that a person is slowly reaching his or her full potential, rather than someone who has been disabled.
(3) block, prevent, stem
Kolokacji: 3
(8) put, postpone, stall
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + delay
Kolokacji: 37
cause delays • avoid delays • reduce delays • experience delays • lead to delays • face delays • launch Africa delay • ...
adjetivo + delay
Kolokacji: 105
long delay • far delay • significant delay • developmental delay • short delay • lengthy delay • slight delay • considerable delay • ...
preposición + delay
Kolokacji: 21
without delay • of delays • with delays • to delays • in delays • ...

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