延搁

延擱

yángē

verb

Meanings

1 to delay
2 to procrastinate
3 to put off

Characters

to extend; to prolong

to put aside; to shelve

Examples

这件事不能再延搁了。

Zhè jiàn shì bùnéng zài yángē le.

This matter cannot be delayed any longer.

由于天气原因，工程延搁了一周。

Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, gōngchéng yángē le yì zhōu.

Due to weather, the project was delayed by a week.

Tips

register

Slightly formal/written. Compare with the more conversational 拖延 (tuōyán, to drag out) and 耽搁 (dāngē, to hold up). 延搁 emphasizes the passive “letting time slip” aspect.

Stroke Order

延 yán

搁 gē