"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 • ...
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 23
1. long delay = długie opóźnienie long delay
2. lengthy delay = przydługie opóźnienie lengthy delay
3. brief delay = krótkie opóźnienie brief delay
4. endless delay = niewyczerpane opóźnienie endless delay
5. temporary delay = chwilowe opóźnienie temporary delay
  • The fight at the Lucky Seven seemed but a temporary delay.
  • The possible short-term effects of this deprivation are anger, despair, detachment, and temporary delay in intellectual development.
  • The White House spokesman characterized the postponement in terms of a temporary delay.
  • But the judge said he had been persuaded by the pro-affirmative-action coalition that the temporary delay was justified.
  • It also includes a temporary delay in increased health care payments by teachers, a major issue blocking settlement.
  • One notation referred to a temporary delay during a period of inspection.
  • Before the order was issued, the Bush administration obtained temporary delays on releasing the Reagan papers.
  • A spokesman for Amtrak said its service had temporary delays because trains were slowing down through the area where the accident occurred.
  • Norman got up immediately and went into the bedroom hoping, no doubt, this was just a temporary delay.
  • Once again the front ranks wilted and fell back under the onslaught, but as before it only caused a temporary delay.
6. interminable delay = niekończące się opóźnienie interminable delay
7. prolonged delay = przedłużające się opóźnienie prolonged delay
8. momentary delay = chwilowe opóźnienie momentary delay
9. protracted delay = przedłużające się opóźnienie protracted delay
10. chronic delay = stałe opóźnienie chronic delay
(9) major, procedural, legal
Kolokacji: 3
(10) unforeseen, unexpected
Kolokacji: 2
(13) frequent, average, usual
Kolokacji: 3
(14) constant, continual
Kolokacji: 2
(17) minimal, minimum
Kolokacji: 2
(18) inevitable, unavoidable, fatal
Kolokacji: 3
(19) unexplained, inexplicable
Kolokacji: 2
(21) similar, variable
Kolokacji: 2
(22) widespread, total
Kolokacji: 2
(23) annoying, irritating
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + delay
Kolokacji: 21
without delay • of delays • with delays • to delays • in delays • ...

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