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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 5
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(1) far, long, indefinitely, significantly, twice, ...
Kolokacji: 17
(2) repeatedly, continually
Kolokacji: 2
(3) deliberately, intentionally, purposely, unexpectedly
Kolokacji: 4
(4) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2
(5) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
(6) due, unduly
Kolokacji: 2
(7) seriously, severely, unreasonably
Kolokacji: 3
1. seriously delayed = poważnie opóźnić seriously delayed
seriously delay
  • If the walk was to take place, it could not be seriously delayed.
  • The matter was seriously delayed and did not return to Parliament until the middle of the summer.
  • Unless money was found quickly, the project would be seriously delayed, particularly with cold weather coming on.
  • Construction has been seriously delayed by financial and technical problems.
  • American officials said Ukraine's withdrawal would seriously delay the project.
  • American officials said the Ukrainian accord would seriously delay the project.
  • Administration officials say that such a move would seriously delay the completion of a new strategic arms treaty.
  • But supply was not consistent and promised new models were either seriously delayed or never produced.
  • The statement could seriously delay Congressional approval of the pact.
  • The move seriously delayed the 477th training program and damaged morale.
2. severely delayed = poważnie opóźnić severely delayed
3. unreasonably delayed = nadmiernie opóźniony unreasonably delayed
(8) considerably, substantially
Kolokacji: 2
(9) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
(10) unnecessarily, needlessly
Kolokacji: 2

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