delay

/dɪˈleɪ/ verb

Translation

CHANGE TIME [I, T] › to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected

ertelemek

Can you delay your departure until next week?1559

MAKE LATE [T] › to cause someone or something to be slow or late

geciktirmek

[often passive] I was delayed by traffic.1559

(Definition of delay verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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