delay; hold up; cause delay
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to delay; to hold up; to cause a delay
formalUsed in formal or official contexts to indicate that something is being delayed or held up, often with a sense of negligence or failure to meet a deadline.
Shì事
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
，
bù不
dé得
chí迟
wù误
。
This is of vital importance and must not be delayed.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zhǔn准
shí时
shàng上
bān班
，
cóng从
lái来
méi没
yǒu有
chí迟
wù误
guo过
。
He goes to work on time every day and has never been late.
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Jūn军
qíng情
jǐn紧
jí急
，
bù不
dé得
chí迟
wù误
。
The military situation is urgent and must not be delayed.