词汇 | delay-in |
释义 | delay in something collocation If there is a delay in something, you have to wait longer than expected for it to happen: There has been a delay in the book's publication.该书的出版延期了。 There will be a delay in implementation of the new regulations. See delay We have been warned that there could be a two-week delay in receiving the promised funds. The delay in the release of the prisoners only heightened tension between the two countries. Delays in processing passport applications have caused chaos for people wanting to travel abroad. Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock inefficiency inefficiently kept kick kick something into the long grassidiom push retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit sit on something spin stall |
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