延误

延誤
yánwù
to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 延 yán
  1. to prolong
  2. to extend
  3. to delay
2 误 wù
  1. mistake
  2. error
  3. to miss
  4. to harm
  5. to delay
  6. to neglect
  7. mistakenly