耽误的英文：
delay
hold up
waste time
interfere with

参考例句：

I lost not a moment, but shoved note and money into my vest pocket, and broke for the nearest cheap eating house
我片刻也没有耽误，把信和钞票往背心口袋里一塞，立即飞跑到最近的一个廉价饭店里去。

excusable delay
可原谅的耽误

There was not an instant that we could afford to lose.
我们一刻都不能耽误。

I'll only keep you for a few minutes.
我只耽误你几分钟。

I must apologize for the delay.
我必须为此耽误道歉。

Putting a stalled project Back on track.
将耽误的计划拖上正轨

I must beg to apologize for the delay.
我必须为此耽误道歉。

He never lost a day's work through tiredness.
他从不因为劳累而耽误一天的工作。

She never allows her private affairs to interfere with production.
她从不为个人事情耽误生产。

She postponed her schooling, and she never graduated
一耽误下来，她大学没毕业。

delay是什么意思：
n. 耽搁，延期，推迟，延缓
v. （使）耽搁，延期，推迟，延缓

Intended to delay.
有意拖延的

loss and damage or delay of goods.
贷物的损失、损坏或交付延误。

Desires are nourished by delays
渴望越久的就越希望得到

hold是什么意思：
n. 控制；握住；保留
v. 拿住，握住；保留；保持不变，持续；约束，控制；拘留；容纳；持有；适用

nail down; nail in;hold by
钉住;使人遵守诺言

We hold on in spite of the storm
我们冒着暴风雨继续前进。

hold a fair to raise money
举办义卖会筹款

waste是什么意思：
v. 浪费，滥用，消耗
n. 浪费，废（弃）物，废料，排泄物
adj. 废弃的，无用的

It would be a grievous waste.
那将是一种严重的浪费。

This opportunity is too good to waste.
这个机遇千载难逢，绝不能错过。

"Waste not, want not "
俭则不匮