"delay" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

delay verbo

delay + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 81
delay action • delay one's departure • delay construction • delay one's plans • delay the release • delay the start • delay a decision • ...
verbo + delay
Kolokacji: 15
want to delay • try to delay • decide to delay • keep delaying • consider delaying • ...
delay + preposición
Kolokacji: 28
delayed until • delay by • delayed for • delayed after • delayed in • ...
delay + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 38
further delay • delay no longer • delayed indefinitely • repeatedly delayed • significantly delayed • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(2) repeatedly, continually
Kolokacji: 2
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
(6) due, unduly
Kolokacji: 2
(8) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(9) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
(10) unnecessarily, needlessly
Kolokacji: 2
  • "I want justice not to be delayed unnecessarily," he said.
  • But you are right, I must not delay unnecessarily.
  • There can be no excuse for action unnecessarily delayed, time wasted.
  • He sometimes unnecessarily delayed things and missed an opportunity to strike a good bargain.
  • This is contrary to the Treaties and also unnecessarily delays a large number of decisions.
  • In addition, questions have been raised about whether the start of the cleanup effort, which is Exxon's responsibility, was unnecessarily delayed.
  • Mr. Cuomo said the language would have unnecessarily delayed the project.
  • A judgement on content should not be delayed unnecessarily.
  • At one point, Justice Williams monitored the trial to determine whether it was being unnecessarily delayed.
  • This predictor may unnecessarily delay subsequent, yet independent loads.
2. needlessly delay = niepotrzebnie opóźnienie needlessly delay

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