delaying
present participle ofdelay
| 单词 | delaying |
| 释义 | delaying present participle ofdelay delay verb uk/dɪˈleɪ/us/dɪˈleɪ/A2[IorT] to make somethinghappenat alatertimethanoriginallyplannedorexpected: Myplanewas delayed by anhour. Heavysnowdelayed thestartof thegame. [+ -ing verb]Ithinkwe should delay decidingabout this until nextyear. B1[T] tocausesomeone or something to beslowor late: I was delayed bytraffic. [I] to notactquicklyorimmediately: If you delay now, theopportunitymight belost.
Delaying and wasting time
Examplesofdelayingdelaying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The residuation principle is based on the idea ofdelayingfunction calls until they are ready for a deterministic evaluation. From theCambridge English Corpus The residuation principle is based on the idea ofdelayingfunction calls until they are sufficiently instantiated for a deterministic evaluation by rewriting. From theCambridge English Corpus The relocation of works would also take time,delayingthe incumbent companies' ability to retaliate. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, in newborns symptoms may be non-specific, making diagnosis difficult ordelayingdiagnosis. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, we present a type system that allows program extraction from any configuration,delayingat run-time checks about the availability of required components. From theCambridge English Corpus She thus successfully maintains play while simultaneouslydelayingnaptime. From theCambridge English Corpus An orientation to the appropriateness of utilizing epistemic phrases in engaging in "amicable" disagreements bydelayingand mitigating a dispreferred is demonstrated several lines down. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the real difficulties withdelayingcomputation is this kind of interaction with exceptions. From theCambridge English Corpus We also were now inclined to favour tighter credit this week instead ofdelaying. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of thedelayingaction of the stampeding herd, this too might allow an animal to be caught. From theCambridge English Corpus However,delayingreconstruction with an implant until after radiation therapy is completed may be impossible, or at least more difficult. From theCambridge English Corpus The study of the biology suggested that infestation might be checked bydelayingharvesting until after the larvae hatched. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally,delayingcontributions can be costly because it makes it more likely that the person will miss out on employer matching contributions in the future. From theCambridge English Corpus This would also imply that, compared with young workers, older workers may be relatively insensitive to bonuses indelayingtheir retirement date. From theCambridge English Corpus A sophisticated compiler might be able to optimise the representation of the type automatically, bydelayingthe compilation of the functor until it is applied. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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