Verbpostpone; defer; put off

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 延期.
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How to Use 延期 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 延期 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
bèi
yán
neutral
be forced to postpone
xiàn
yán
formalWritten
postpone indefinitely
Verb + Object
yán
xíng
neutral
postpone holding
shēn
qǐng
yán
formal
apply for an extension
yán
kuǎn
formal
deferred payment

Example Sentences with 延期

huì
yán
le
The meeting has been postponed.
yóu
jīn
shàng
wèi
dào
wèi
xiàng
dòng
yán
Due to the funds not yet being in place, the project launch date had to be postponed.
tīng
shuō
ge
zhòng
yào
de
chǎn
pǐn
huì
yào
yán
le
ma
Have you heard that the important product launch event is going to be postponed?
yóu
tiān
yuán
yīn
sài
yán
xíng
Due to weather conditions, the competition has been postponed.
jiān
jué
tóng
yán
kuǎn
yāo
qiú
men
àn
yuán
huà
zhí
xíng
He firmly disagreed to defer the payment and insisted we follow the original plan.
kǎo
dào
tuán
duì
chéng
yuán
de
xiū
jià
ān
pái
men
jué
dìng
jiāng
xiàng
zhōng
píng
shěn
yán
zhōu
Considering the vacation schedules of team members, we decided to postpone the project mid-term review by one week.
xiàng
yán
néng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
zhěng
jìn
men
yào
chóng
xīn
ān
pái
shí
jiān
biǎo
The project delay may affect the overall progress, and we need to reschedule the timeline.
bào
qiàn
de
háng
bān
yán
le
jīn
wǎn
kǒng
néng
zhǔn
shí
yuē
Sorry, my flight has been delayed, so I'm afraid I can't make it to the appointment on time tonight.