delay; postpone; defer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to delay; to postpone; to defer; to slow down
formalFormal usage, often applied to schedules, projects, decisions, or processes. Implies making something happen later than originally planned.
Gōng工
chéng程
jìn进
dù度
bù不
róng容
yán延
huǎn缓
。
The project schedule cannot be delayed.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
yán延
huǎn缓
zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
de的
zhí执
xíng行
。
We must postpone the implementation of this decision.
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Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
wèn问
tí题
，
xiàng项
mù目
bù不
dé得
bù不
yán延
huǎn缓
sān三
ge个
yuè月
。
Due to funding issues, the project had to be delayed by three months.