No. 8,425 in Catalan
dilació
Delay.
In a sentence
La reunió va començar amb dilació degut a problemes tècnics.
The meeting started with delay due to technical problems.
'Dilació' is used here to indicate a delay or postponement in starting something, specifically in the context of an event (the meeting).
L'estudiant va presentar el treball sense dilació.
The student submitted the work without delay.
In this sentence, 'dilació' expresses the lack of postponement or delay in an action, showcasing punctuality.
La petició del permís ha estat gestionada amb una mica de dilació.
The permission request has been processed with a bit of delay.
Here, 'dilació' conveys a slightly slower or delayed process, referring to administrative timing.
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