demorar — meaning in English

English meaning

• delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

demorar is used for these senses in English:

• delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
• linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• take time To require a comparatively long period of time.
• tarry (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

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.

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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