Chinese word

延迟

Pronunciation

Pinyinyán chí

Meaning

  • verbdelay

Example

我们把会议延迟到下周。wǒ men bǎ huì yì yán chí dào xià zhōu

We delayed the meeting until next week.

Illustration for 延迟 (delay)

More examples

由于道路堵塞，他延迟上班了。yóu yú dào lù dǔ sè tā yán chí shàng bān le

Because of traffic congestion, he delayed going to work.

Core concept

Shifts an event or process to a later point, whether a person causes the shift or a system runs late.

Common phrases

  • 延迟上班yán chí shàng bān

    delay going to work

  • 航班延迟起飞háng bān yán chí qǐ fēi

    delay a flight's takeoff

  • 把活动延迟一天bǎ huó dòng yán chí yì tiān

    delay an activity by one day

Similar words

推迟tuī chí: Move a planned event or its starting time to a later time.
延期yán qī: Move a scheduled date or deadline later, often as an official extension.
拖延tuō yán: Put off a task or errand so that it is done later.
耽搁dān gē: Be held up for a while by a cause that slows the progress of a task or trip.

Definition in Chinese

使原定时间向后顺延，使动作或事件比原定时间晚发生，表示时间上的滞后。shǐ yuán dìng shí jiān xiàng hòu shùn yán shǐ dòng zuò huò shì jiàn bǐ yuán dìng shí jiān wǎn fā shēng biǎo shì shí jiān shàng de zhì hòu

Word origin

Built from 延 (yán, "extend") + 迟 (chí, "late"), the word links moving something farther along in time with its being late.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, it applies to responses and services as well as scheduled events, making it useful for describing slow apps, late messages, and postponed arrangements.

Other meanings

  • be delayedverb

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