Vocabulaire

delay

Nom

Exemple: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

Synonymes: postpone

Antonymes: hurry

hitch

Nom

Exemple: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Synonymes: problem, obstacle

Antonymes: smoothness

procedural

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

Synonymes: formal, process-related

Antonymes: substantive, informal

impediment

Nom

Exemple: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

Synonymes: obstacle, hindrance

Antonymes: aid, advantage

plausibly

Adverbe

Exemple: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

Synonymes: believably, credibly

Antonymes: unconvincingly, implausibly

dash

Nom

Exemple: “She made a dash for the bus.”

Synonymes: rush, run quickly

Antonymes: stroll, delay

act

Verbe

Exemple: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

Synonymes: do, perform

Antonymes: delay

truly

Adverbe

Exemple: “I am truly sorry for the delay.”

Synonymes: really, honestly

Antonymes: falsely

punctuality

Nom

Exemple: “In this workplace, punctuality is considered essential.”

Synonymes: timeliness, promptness

Antonymes: lateness, delay

consignment

Nom

Exemple: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

Synonymes: shipment, delivery batch

Antonymes:

withdrawal

Nom

Exemple: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

Synonymes: retreat, removal

Antonymes: advance, deposit

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

pace

Nom

Exemple: “You should work at your own pace.”

Synonymes: speed, rate

Antonymes: delay

hurry

Verbe

Exemple: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

Synonymes: rush

Antonymes: delay

angry

Adjectif

Exemple: “He was angry about the delay.”

Synonymes: mad, upset

Antonymes: calm, happy

preoccupation

Nom

Exemple: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

Synonymes: obsession

Antonymes: detachment

instantaneous

Adjectif

Exemple: “The decision had an instantaneous effect on the market.”

Synonymes: immediate

Antonymes: gradual

symptomatic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The delays are symptomatic of deeper management problems.”

Synonymes: indicative

instantaneously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The system responded instantaneously.”

Synonymes: immediately

Antonymes: gradually

rationalize

Verbe

Exemple: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

plausible

Adjectif

Exemple: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

considerable

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

Exemple: “There was a considerable delay.”

Synonymes: significant, substantial, extensive

Antonymes: inconsiderable

risk

/rɪsk/

Exemple: “There is a risk of delay.”

Synonymes: peril, chance, adventure

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Exemple: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Synonymes: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonymes: cheer, chirk up, cheer up