Definition of delay action - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
1.
processpostpone or slow down a process
- The committee decided to delay action on the proposal until next week.
2.
postponementcause a delay in taking action
- The unexpected weather conditions delayed action on the construction project.
Terms with delay action included in their meaning
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hold back
delay action until a specific time or event
postpone action
delay action until a particular time or event
timing
delay or postpone an action
scheduling
postpone or delay an event or action
action
pause or delay an action or process temporarily
timing
delay action until the best opportunity
delay
to delay action until a response is received
procrastination
delay action until the very end of a period
time
delay or postpone an event or action
decision-making
delay action until a decision is made
strategy
delay action to see how a situation develops
time wasting
delay taking action until later
delay action
choose to wait before taking action
decision-making
delay taking action or making a decision
decision
postpone action on something to delay dealing with it
strategy
delay action to gain advantage
tactic
delay action to gain advantage
speed and timing
very fast in action or happening without any delay
decision-making
delay making a decision or taking action
delay action
end delaying and do what you are supposed to do
strategy
delay action until time runs out
procrastination
unnecessary action taken to delay a task
delaying action
engaging in prolonged speech to delay action
idiomatic delay
delay action until outcome of situation becomes clear
Examples of delay action in a sentence
We should delay action until we have more information. The committee's indecision delayed action on the new policy. Technical difficulties delayed action on the live broadcast.
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- French:retarder l'action, retarder, ...
- German:Handlung verschieben, Maßnahme verzögern, ...
- Italian:ritardare l'azione, ...
- Spanish:retrasar la acción, demorar la acción, ...
- Portuguese:adiar a ação, atrasar a ação, ...
- Chinese:推迟行动, 延迟行动, ...
- Japanese:行動を遅らせる, 行動を妨げる, ...
- Arabic:أَجَّلَ, أَخَّرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִדְחוֹת פְּעֻלָּה, לְעַכֵּב פְּעוּלָה, ...
- Russian:задержать действие, отложить вмешательство, ...
- Ukrainian:відкласти дію, відкласти втручання, ...
- Hindi:कार्रवाई में देरी करना, कार्रवाई में बाधा डालना, ...
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