Spanish Conversation · Level 159
30 words
Spanish word
retrasar
Pronunciation
IPA/retɾaˈsaɾ/
Meaning
- verbdelay
Example
Tenemos que retrasar la reunión una hora.
We have to delay the meeting by an hour.
More examples
El mal tiempo puede retrasar el vuelo varias horas.
Bad weather can delay the flight by several hours.
Core concept
A clock whose hour hand shows a later time than originally set.
Common phrases
retrasar el vuelo
delay the flight
retrasar el pago
delay the payment
retrasar una cita
delay an appointment
Similar words
posponer: Postpones an appointment or event to a later date or hour.
aplazar: Reschedules a meeting or planned item for a later day or specific later time.
atrasar: Causes someone or something to arrive or occur later than scheduled.
demorar: Slows the progress of an activity so completion or movement happens later.
Definition in Spanish
Poner algo en un tiempo posterior al estipulado o provocar que empiece más tarde de lo planeado.
Word origin
From Latin re- plus tras (from trans) and -ar, with a core sense of placing something behind that was later extended from space to time.
Usage tips
- Frequently used reflexively as retrasarse to say something runs late (El tren se retrasa) while transitive use delays a planned action.