Délai

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Verzögerung , 🇪🇸 retraso , 🇮🇹 ritardo , 🇵🇹 atraso , 🇨🇳 延迟 , 🇯🇵 遅延 , 🇰🇷 지연 , 🇸🇦 تاخير , 🇮🇳 बचाव

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Etymology

The noun **délai** comes from Old French *delai*, itself borrowed from Latin *delatus* (“a delay, postponement”). *Delatus* is formed from *de-* (from) + *latere* (“to lie, remain”), conveying the idea of setting something back or postponing it. In French the term settled into its modern sense of a prescribed period (e.g., 48 hours) while retaining that original notion of delay.

Synonyms

échéance période intervalle durée temps imparti intervalle de temps temps alloué

Antonyms

immédiateté instantanéité rapidité promptitude instant