延宕 - Zhictionary

延宕

yándàng

to postpone
to keep putting sth off

CEDICT

(literary) to delay; to procrastinate
to delay; to procrastinate

Entry Composition

延

yán

to prolong
to extend
to delay

宕

dàng

dissipated
put off

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展缓

zhǎnhuǎn

to postpone
to extend

延后

yánhòu

to postpone
to defer
to delay

運動會因為下雨延後了。

Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off.

Source: Tatoeba

推宕

tuīdàng

to postpone
to delay
to put sth off

推迟

tuīchí

to postpone
to put off
to defer

我们推迟了会议。

We postponed the meeting.

Source: Tatoeba

to postpone
to delay

延缓

yánhuǎn

to defer
to postpone
to put off
to retard
to slow sth down

延迟

yánchí

to delay
to postpone
to keep putting sth off
to procrastinate
(computing) to lag

他延遲到下個月去北海道。

He postponed leaving for Hokkaido until next month.

Source: Tatoeba

拖宕

tuōdàng

to delay
to postpone

留待

liúdài

to leave sth for later
to postpone (work, a decision etc)

這個問題留待下次開會才討論。

The matter will be brought up at the next meeting.

Source: Tatoeba

延期

yánqī

to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer

派对延期了一周。

The party was put off for a week.

Source: Tatoeba

从缓

cónghuǎn

not to hurry
to procrastinate
to postpone

改期

gǎiqī

to reschedule
to rearrange (e.g. a meeting)
to postpone

缓期

huǎnqī

to defer
to put off (until later)
to postpone

缓期执行在最后关头决定了下来。

A stay of execution was ordered at the eleventh hour.

Source: Tatoeba

展

zhǎn

to spread out
to open up
to exhibit
to put into effect
to postpone
to prolong
exhibition

媒體對他所說的話斷章取義並發展到無法控制的地步了。

Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.

Source: Tatoeba

缓

huǎn

slow
unhurried
sluggish
gradual
not tense
relaxed
to postpone
to defer
to stall
to stave off
to revive
to recuperate