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Verspätung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  • lateness noun The state or fact of being late.
  • tardiness noun The habit or state of being late.

Senses

Verspätung is used for these senses in English:

  • delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  • lateness The state of being late.
  • tardiness (uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.

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 German words