No. 4,340 in Chinese
延遲
Delay; postpone.
In a sentence
由于技术问题,会议时间延迟了。
Due to technical issues, the meeting time was delayed.
In this sentence, "延迟" is used as a verb, indicating that the scheduled time of the meeting was pushed backwards.
广场的建设进程因为资金不足延迟。
The construction process of the square was delayed due to insufficient funding.
Here, "延迟" serves as a verb to describe the action of postponing or slowing down progress due to external factors.
我们必须尽量避免不必要的延迟,以确保按时完成项目。
We must try to avoid unnecessary delays to ensure the project is completed on time.
In this sentence, "延迟" functions as a noun, describing the state of being postponed or slowed down.
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