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delay [delays] (period of time before an event occurs) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ] | fördröjning [~en ~ar]substantiv försening [~en ~ar]substantiv uppskov [~et ~]substantiv |
delay [delayed, delaying, delays] (to put off until a later time) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ] | fördröja [fördröjde fördröjt]verbThey were delayed due to heavy snowfall. = De blev fördröjda på grund av kraftigt snöfall. senarelägga [~lade, ~lagt, ~lagd ~lagt, pres. ~lägger]verb skjuta uppverb |
justice delayed is justice denied (if a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all) phrase |