Information about the word delay (English → Esperanto: prokrasto)

Synonyms: adjournment, postponement

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/dɪˈleɪ̯/
Hyphenationde·lay
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑱
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑊𐐩

Usage samples

Why do you cause this undignified delay?
He said the length of the delay would depend on whether Mrs. May’s Brexit deal is approved.
“You must come now,” she told Elayne, without “delay.”

Translations

Czechodklad; prodlení; zdržení; zpoždění
Dutchoponthoud; uitstel; verlating; verlet; respijt
Esperantoprokrasto
Frenchsursis
GermanAufschub; Verzögerung
Portugueseadiamento; demora; protelação
Saterland FrisianÄntsät; Aplätteräi; Uutstal
Spanishretraso
Swedishanstånd; uppskov