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viivästys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  • relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.

Senses

viivästys is used for these senses in English:

  • delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  • moratory (legal, finance) Pertaining to delay of payment or fulfilment of an obligation.
  • relent Stay; stop; delay.

delay — full definition

  1. noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  2. verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.

Related Finnish words