Polyglot Dictionary

demora

/deˈmoɾa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las demoras

Meaning

  1. delay

    • Hubo una demora de una hora.

      There was an hour's delay.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tardanza

demora and tardanza are close synonyms for "delay"; tardanza is more specifically about lateness.

retraso

retraso is the more common, everyday word for "delay," like a flight delay; demora is more formal, often used in shipping or administrative contexts.

dilación

dilación is more formal or literary for "delay, procrastination," often in legal or bureaucratic contexts, as in "sin dilación"; demora is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

Verzug

Verzug is the German word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

Practice

1 What does demora mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___ de una hora.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demora?

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