No. 780 in Urdu
دیر
The Urdu word "دیر" means "delay" or "lateness" in English.
In a sentence
آپ کو اچھی فلم کے لیے دیر ہو جائے گی۔
You will be late for a good movie.
Here 'دیر' (late) pertains to the concept of being delayed or missing an appropriate time for something.
اس کام کو کامل کرنے میں دیر لگتی ہے۔
It takes time to perfect this task.
Here 'دیر' (time) signifies the duration or time required to perform or complete something.
دیر رات تک کتاب پڑھتا رہا۔
He kept reading the book till late night.
Here 'دیر' (late) is used in the temporal sense to describe the end or late hours of the night.
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