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

Synonyms: adjourn, defer, postpone, procrastinate, put off, shelve

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

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) delay(I) delayed
(thou) delayest(thou) delayedst
(he) delays, delayeth(he) delayed
(we) delay(we) delayed
(you) delay(you) delayed
(they) delay(they) delayed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) delay (I) delayed
(thou) delay(thou) delayed
(he) delay(he) delayed
(we) delay(we) delayed
(you) delay(you) delayed
(they) delay(they) delayed
Imperative mood
delay
Participles
Present participlePast participle
delayingdelayed

Usage samples

Earlier this month, president Macky Sall announced the election would not be held as scheduled, and days later on February 5, Senegal’s parliament voted to formally delay it.
The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.
By delaying the allocation and copying, PHP saves time and memory in a lot of situations.

Translations

Afrikaansuitstel
Catalanretardar
Danishudsætte
Dutchuitstellen; verschuiven
Esperantoprokrasti
Faeroesebíða við; drála
Frenchajourner; différer; reculer; renvoyer; retarder; suspendre
Germanaufschieben; verzögern
Hungarianhalaszt; halogat
Papiamentoaplasá
Polishodkładać; przesuwać
Portugueseadiar
Romanianîntârzia
Saterland Frisianaplätte; apschuuwe; apskuuwe
Spanishaplazar; diferir