"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
1. considerably delayed = znacznie opóźnić considerably delayed
  • The filibuster used up the last sitting day, however it did not substantially delay the passage of the Bill.
  • Although the attack did not substantially delay the construction project, it had the effect of worsening local tensions.
  • However, the construction of some dams was substantially delayed.
  • These reactors were meant to lead a nuclear renaissance, but have been substantially delayed and are running over-budget.
  • "The Administration's continued assertion of these privileges substantially delayed and impeded the grand jury's right to evidence."
  • Flights in Tajikistan may be cancelled at short notice or substantially delayed.
  • Obtaining a second resolution from the 15-member Security Council could substantially delay a military operation and would by no means be assured.
  • Beginning the mining process of gaining licensure has been substantially delayed due to public opposition to the mine.
  • If the decision below were to proceed through the normal processes of appellate review, important portions of this investigation would be substantially delayed.
  • This is to avoid or substantially delay the need to construct a second crossing of the Waitemata Harbour.
(9) effectively, potentially
Kolokacji: 2
(10) unnecessarily, needlessly
Kolokacji: 2

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