chậm trễ
Definition
Adjective:
- Tardy; Delayed; Late: Describes an action, event, or process that occurs after the expected, planned, or proper time. It implies a negative connotation of being behind schedule.
- Dilatory; Slow: Characterized by unnecessary slowness or delay in action; procrastinating.
Noun:
- Delay; Tardiness: The state or instance of being late or slowed down.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Việc giải quyết hồ sơ rất chậm trễ. (The processing of the documents is very tardy.)
- Anh ấy bị phê bình vì thói quen chậm trễ. (He was criticized for his dilatory habit.)
- Noun:
- Mọi chậm trễ đều sẽ bị phạt. (Any delay will be penalized.)
- Sự chậm trễ của chuyến bay gây ra nhiều bất tiện. (The flight's tardiness caused a lot of inconvenience.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or administrative contexts to describe bureaucratic, procedural, or logistical delays.
- Can be used with abstract nouns (e.g., - the delay) to nominalize the concept.
Variants and Related Words
- Trì hoãn (v): To postpone, to delay (focuses more on the active decision to delay).
- Họ quyết định trì hoãn cuộc họp. (They decided to postpone the meeting.)
- Chậm (adj): Slow (a more general term for low speed, not necessarily implying lateness).
- Tiến độ công việc quá chậm. (The work progress is too slow.)
Synonyms
- Delay: The act of postponing or causing to be late.
- Tardiness: The quality of being late.
- Procrastination: The action of delaying or postponing something.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Không chậm trễ: Without delay; immediately.
- Chúng tôi sẽ phản hồi không chậm trễ. (We will respond without delay.)
- Chậm trễ là thất bại: Delay is defeat (a proverb emphasizing the negative consequences of being late or slow).
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Tardy
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sự liên lạc chậm trễtardy liaison
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giải quyết công việc chậm trễto settle business tardily
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có lệnh là đi ngay, không chậm trễ một phútto set off not one minute tardy after receiving orders, to set off without delay on receiving orders
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