延迟yánchí
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Meanings
1. to delay
2. to postpone
3. to keep putting sth off
4. to procrastinate
5. (computing) to lag
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The meeting has been postponed until tomorrow.
Testing has been delayed by two days. As a consequence, we need to reschedule the release date.
With the weather getting worse, the departure was put off.
We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.
Although the accident has delayed progress by one month, we have managed to catch up with the schedule.