EJDict
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日本語WordNet
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
JMdict
AIによる解説
To make something happen later; a period of time when something is delayed.
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It seems the deadline might be approaching faster than anticipated hints at urgency without directly criticizing delayed progress or inadequate preparation.
「締め切りが予想より早く近づいているようです」は、遅れた進捗や不十分な準備を直接批判することなく緊急性をほのめかしている。
Environmental concerns delayed the dredging project.
環境への懸念が浚渫プロジェクトを遅らせました。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz