延迟 (yán chí) — to delay, to postpone
Definition
More formal/written than 推迟 (yánchí is standard in technical, official, and news contexts like flights, systems, and projects). Both mean 'to delay/postpone.'
verb
to delayto postpone
Examples
- ，延迟。Yóu yú tiān qì yuán yīn, háng bān yán chí le liǎng gè xiǎo shí.Due to weather, the flight was delayed by two hours.
- 延迟，。Zhè ge xiàng mù de jìn dù yán chí le, wǒ men yào jiā kuài sù dù.The progress of this project has been delayed; we need to speed up.
- 延迟，。Xì tǒng xiǎng yìng yán chí le, qǐng shāo hòu zài shì.The system response is delayed; please try again later.
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