Timeline for Which word is most appropriate "delay" or "pause"?
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| Jan 28, 2018 at 10:06 | comment | added | Spencer | @Diusha I added something about that to my answer. | |
| Jan 28, 2018 at 7:57 | comment | added | Diusha | @Spencer Thank you. But what you can say about using “pause” and “delay” in my case? | |
| Jan 27, 2018 at 12:08 | answer | added | Spencer | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 27, 2018 at 11:39 | comment | added | Spencer | @Diusha Both of those assumptions are incorrect. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 at 8:40 | comment | added | Diusha | Moreover, I seem “waiting” imply a person who waits while “pause” and “delay” do not. | |
| Jan 27, 2018 at 7:23 | comment | added | Diusha | @Spencer I seem “waiting” is finished when some specific exterior, third-party event happens while finishing of “pause” and “delay” does not require outside events. Am I wrong? | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 12:28 | comment | added | Spencer | @Diusha No, I want to know why you don't find "wait" or "waiting" an acceptable answer. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 12:20 | comment | added | Diusha | @Spencer What is wrong? Could you clarify please? I seem I used “wait” in the same way as here: “Put a tea bag into the cup, then add water and wait (for) a minute or two before taking it out.I phoned the head office but I had to wait (for) five minutes before I spoke to anyone.” | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 10:32 | comment | added | Spencer | What's wrong with "wait"? | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 10:25 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 26, 2018 at 10:03 | comment | added | Jasen | sorry, i mis-types, "To me both words " .... | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 9:52 | history | edited | Diusha | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 26, 2018 at 9:49 | comment | added | Diusha | @Mari-Lou A The example with machine and water is abstract. Unfortunately, it's impossible to reveal the context I need in a nutshell. I’ve added my question with other examples. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 9:48 | comment | added | Diusha | @Jasen Sorry, I didn’t understand your comment. Could you say it in other words please? | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 9:46 | history | edited | Diusha | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2018 at 10:44 | history | edited | J. Taylor | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2018 at 10:32 | comment | added | Octania | To me, "delay" is related to expectations, but without implying inactivity. If a train has to do an unexpected 20 minutes pause, then once the train starts moving again, it will still be dealyed because it will be arriving to the stations 20 minutes later than it should | |
| Jan 25, 2018 at 9:28 | comment | added | Jasen | to be both word imply waiting for the passage of time, the machine is not doing that. | |
| Jan 25, 2018 at 9:23 | history | asked | Diusha | CC BY-SA 3.0 |