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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛʁˈt͡søːɡəʁʊŋ
"Es gab eine Verzögerung bei der Lieferung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A delay or a period of time by which something is behind or late.
"There was a noticeable lag in the delivery of the packages."
- 1
To fall behind in movement, progress, or development.
"He tends to lag behind during group activities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Of uncertain origin, likely of Scandinavian descent (compare dialectal Norwegian laga 'to drop behind' or Old Norse lag 'interval, layer'). It appeared in English in the late 16th century initially meaning to fall behind or stay behind, later evolving in the 20th century to describe temporal delays in technology and telecommunications.
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retard
Transliteration: ʁə.taʁ
"Il y a un retard dans la livraison des colis."
Verzögerung
Transliteration: fɛʁˈt͡søːɡəʁʊŋ
"Es gab eine Verzögerung bei der Lieferung."
ritardo
Transliteration: riˈtardo
"C'è stato un ritardo nella consegna dei pacchi."
retraso
Transliteration: reˈtɾaso
"Hubo un retraso en la entrega de los paquetes."
atraso
Transliteration: aˈtɾazu
"Houve um atraso na entrega dos pacotes."
देरी
Transliteration: derī
"पैकेजों की डिलीवरी में देरी हुई है।"
延迟
Transliteration: yánchí
"包裹的交付有延迟。"
지연
Transliteration: jiyeon
"패키지 배송에 지연이 발생했습니다."
遅延
Transliteration: chien
"荷物の配達に遅延がありました。"
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