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заде́ржка — meaning in English

zaderzhka

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English meaning

  • abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
  • adjournment noun The act of pausing or ending a meeting or session, or the period during which it is paused.
  • delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  • latency noun The delay between an action and the response to it, especially the time data takes to travel across a network.
  • postponement noun A delay to a later time; the act of putting something off.
  • setback noun A problem or delay that slows down or reverses progress.
  • stoppage noun A pause or halt of some activity.
  • wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.

Senses

заде́ржка is used for these senses in English:

  • abode (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
  • cunctation (obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
  • delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  • postponement A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
  • setback An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
  • stoppage A pause or halt of some activity.
  • wait A delay.

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