atrasar

/atɾaˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

to delay
- El tren se atrasó veinte minutos.
  
  The train was twenty minutes late.

atrasar and retrasar are close synonyms for "to delay"; retrasar is more common in Spain, atrasar more common in Latin America.

retardar is a more formal or technical word for "to delay," like slowing a process; atrasar is more general and everyday.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

protelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Portuguese

retardar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

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Last updated 2026-09-24