промедле́ние — meaning in English
promedleniye
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English meaning
- abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
- delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- procrastination noun Putting off something that needs doing, usually in favour of something easier or more pleasant, despite knowing the delay will cost you.
Senses
промедле́ние 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.
- procrastination The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
delay — full definition
- noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.
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