What does demora in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word demora in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use demora in Spanish.

The word demora in Spanish means delay, delay, bearing, delay, be late, be delayed, take, apologies for the delay, service charge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word demora

delay

nombre femenino (retraso de tiempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los trenes de esa línea sufrieron una demora de diez minutos.
The trains on this route were delayed for ten minutes.

delay

nombre femenino (tardanza en el cumplir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se cobrará un interés de demora sobre las cuotas no atendidas en plazo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The management office charged the tenant a fee for the delay in paying the rent.

bearing

nombre femenino (náutica: medición) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La demora tiene un pequeño margen de error.
The bearing has a small margin for error.

delay

verbo transitivo (retardar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No debes demorar la entrega una vez has recibido el pago.
You must not delay the delivery once you have received payment.

be late

verbo pronominal (retrasarse) (general)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se demoró porque se entretuvo por el camino.
He arrived late because he was detained on the way.

be delayed

verbo pronominal (derecho: tardar en suceder)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La aprobación de la nueva normativa se demorará hasta el viernes.
The approval of the new rule will be delayed until Friday.

take

verbo pronominal (AmL (tomar tiempo) (time)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las peticiones de los visados pueden demorarse hasta tres meses.
Visa requests may take up to three months to process.

apologies for the delay

expresión (perdón por la tardanza)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Disculpe por la demora, no sabía que el acceso estaría cortado.
Apologies for the delay. I didn't know the entrance was closed.

service charge

(derecho: aumento de impuesto o multa) (for processing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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