Vocabolario

delay

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: postpone

Antonimi: hurry

hitch

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Sinonimi: problem, obstacle

Antonimi: smoothness

procedural

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: formal, process-related

Antonimi: substantive, informal

impediment

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: obstacle, hindrance

Antonimi: aid, advantage

plausibly

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: believably, credibly

Antonimi: unconvincingly, implausibly

dash

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: rush, run quickly

Antonimi: stroll, delay

act

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: do, perform

Antonimi: delay

truly

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: really, honestly

Antonimi: falsely

punctuality

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: timeliness, promptness

Antonimi: lateness, delay

consignment

Sostantivo

Esempio: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

Sinonimi: shipment, delivery batch

Antonimi:

withdrawal

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: retreat, removal

Antonimi: advance, deposit

rush

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinonimi: hurry, move quickly

Antonimi: delay, slow down

pace

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: speed, rate

Antonimi: delay

hurry

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: rush

Antonimi: delay

angry

Aggettivo

Esempio: “He was angry about the delay.”

Sinonimi: mad, upset

Antonimi: calm, happy

preoccupation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: obsession

Antonimi: detachment

instantaneous

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: immediate

Antonimi: gradual

symptomatic

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: indicative

instantaneously

Avverbio

Esempio: “The system responded instantaneously.”

Sinonimi: immediately

Antonimi: gradually

rationalize

Verbo

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

plausible

Aggettivo

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

considerable

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

Esempio: “There was a considerable delay.”

Sinonimi: significant, substantial, extensive

Antonimi: inconsiderable

risk

/rɪsk/

Esempio: “There is a risk of delay.”

Sinonimi: peril, chance, adventure

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Esempio: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Sinonimi: plain, kvetch, quetch

Antonimi: cheer, chirk up, cheer up