delay in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for delay in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

1. delay:

delay (of train, plane, post)

ritardo m (of di)

delay (in traffic)

rallentamento m (of di)

delay in taking off

ritardo nel decollo

we apologize for the delay

ci scusiamo per il ritardo

2. delay (slowness):

without (further) delay

senza ulteriori indugi

to apologize for one's delay in replying

scusarsi per aver risposto in ritardo

the government's inexcusable delay in publishing the report

l'ingiustificabile ritardo del governo nella pubblicazione del rapporto

there's no time for delay

non c'è tempo da perdere

3. delay (time lapse):

delay

ritardo m

delay

lasso m di tempo (of di; between tra)

a few minutes' delay

un ritardo di qualche minuto

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

1. delay (postpone, put off):

delay decision, publication, departure

differire, rinviare, ritardare (until, to a, fino a)

to delay doing

tardare a fare

2. delay (hold up):

delay train, arrival, post

causare un ritardo a, fare ritardare

delay traffic, change, process

rallentare

bad weather delayed us, we were delayed by bad weather

il brutto tempo ci ha fatto ritardare

flights were delayed by up to 12 hours

i voli hanno avuto fino a 12 ore di ritardo

III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

delay

tardare

delay

indugiare

don't delay!

fai in fretta!

time delay [ˈtaɪmdɪˌleɪ] N

time delay

ritardo m

courtesy delay [ˈkɜːtəsɪdɪˌleɪ] N MOTOR

courtesy delay

luce f temporizzata

Translations for delay in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sospensiva

delay

ritardare l'invecchiamento

to delay the ageing process

indugio

delay

senza ulteriori -gi

without more or further ado or delay

procrastinare

to delay

soprassedere a or su decisione, giudizio, esecuzione

to postpone, to put off, to defer, to delay

indugiare persona:

to delay

indugiare nella risposta

to delay in answering

senza indugiare

without hesitation or delay

mora LAW (ritardo)

delay

mora nella consegna

delay in delivery

delay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for delay in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] VB trans

delay

rimandare

to be delayed

subire un ritardo

to delay doing sth

tardare a fare qc

II.delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] VB intr

delay

ritardare

to delay in doing sth

tardare a fare qc

don't delay!

non perder tempo!

III.delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] N

delay

ritardo m

without delay

senza perder tempo

a two-hour delay

un ritardo di due ore

Translations for delay in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dilazione

delay

senza dilazione

without delay

indugio

delay

senza indugio

without delay

dilazionare

to delay

ritardo

delay

ritardo

delay

tardare a rispondere

to delay replying

tardare a venire

to delay coming

tardare

to delay

tardare

to delay

indugiare

to delay

differire qc di un mese

to delay sth by a month

mora

delay

ritardare

to delay

delay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to delay doing sth

tardare a fare qc

to delay in doing sth

tardare a fare qc

don't delay!

non perder tempo!

without delay

senza perder tempo

a two-hour delay

un ritardo di due ore

to offer no explanation for the delay

non dare alcuna spiegazione per il ritardo

to delay sth by a month

differire qc di un mese

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The station's newscasts are subject to delay or preemption due to special programming.

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Par meters are very sensitive to envelope delay distortion.

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This predictor may delay loads longer than necessary and hence result in suboptimal performance.

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Surgery may be delayed for about a week after the rupture to let the swelling go down.

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These films can be applied for security applications, where a delay of forced entry is desired.

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Unlike the leniency given for the time to produce a reply, no delay should be granted in producing witnesses and making them depose.

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While the government delayed, the "campesinos" occupied the land illegally.

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Because of the delays, plans were changed and three runways were built, two long and one long.

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Traffic jams created by road construction or by people observing wildlife can result in long delays.

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Relief efforts were also delayed because of blocked roads, bad weather and political turmoil in the region.

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