Словарь

delay

Существительное

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

Синонимы: postpone

Антонимы: hurry

hitch

Существительное

Пример: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Синонимы: problem, obstacle

Антонимы: smoothness

procedural

Прилагательное

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

Синонимы: formal, process-related

Антонимы: substantive, informal

impediment

Существительное

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

Синонимы: obstacle, hindrance

Антонимы: aid, advantage

plausibly

Наречие

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

Синонимы: believably, credibly

Антонимы: unconvincingly, implausibly

dash

Существительное

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

Синонимы: rush, run quickly

Антонимы: stroll, delay

act

Глагол

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

Синонимы: do, perform

Антонимы: delay

truly

Наречие

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

Синонимы: really, honestly

Антонимы: falsely

punctuality

Существительное

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

Синонимы: timeliness, promptness

Антонимы: lateness, delay

consignment

Существительное

Пример: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

Синонимы: shipment, delivery batch

Антонимы:

withdrawal

Существительное

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

Синонимы: retreat, removal

Антонимы: advance, deposit

rush

Глагол

Пример: “Do not rush the decision.”

Синонимы: hurry, move quickly

Антонимы: delay, slow down

pace

Существительное

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

Синонимы: speed, rate

Антонимы: delay

hurry

Глагол

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

Синонимы: rush

Антонимы: delay

angry

Прилагательное

Пример: “He was angry about the delay.”

Синонимы: mad, upset

Антонимы: calm, happy

preoccupation

Существительное

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

Синонимы: obsession

Антонимы: detachment

instantaneous

Прилагательное

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

Синонимы: immediate

Антонимы: gradual

symptomatic

Прилагательное

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

Синонимы: indicative

instantaneously

Наречие

Пример: “The system responded instantaneously.”

Синонимы: immediately

Антонимы: gradually

rationalize

Глагол

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

plausible

Прилагательное

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

considerable

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

Пример: “There was a considerable delay.”

Синонимы: significant, substantial, extensive

Антонимы: inconsiderable

risk

/rɪsk/

Пример: “There is a risk of delay.”

Синонимы: peril, chance, adventure

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Пример: “Customers often complain about delays.”

Синонимы: plain, kvetch, quetch

Антонимы: cheer, chirk up, cheer up