English–Spanish
“delay” in Spanish
How to say “delay” in Spanish
“Delay” in Spanish is atraso.
A clock with its hands pushed back past the scheduled time.
Example sentences with atraso
El proyecto tuvo un atraso por falta de personal.
The project had a delay because of staff shortages.
Tips for using atraso
- The word is written without an accent, unlike atrás meaning 'behind', and the adjective atrasado is used to describe someone or something that is late.
Other Spanish words for “delay”
No atrases la reunión.
Don't delay the meeting.
No dilates la decisión; mejor decide hoy.
Don't delay the decision; decide today instead.
Hubo un retardo en el tren esta mañana.
There was a delay on the train this morning.
Disculpa por el retraso, había mucho tráfico.
Sorry for the delay, there was a lot of traffic.
Tenemos que retrasar la reunión una hora.
We have to delay the meeting by an hour.