atrasar — meaning in English

English meaning

• delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
• postpone verb To move an event or activity to a later time; to delay it.
• respite noun A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or demanding.

Senses

atrasar is used for these senses in English:

• beat to the punch (idiomatic, transitive) To carry out an action before another person is able to do so.
• delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
• fall behind (idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)
• postpone To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.
• respite (transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).

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.

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