re
tard
Third Person
retards
Present Participle
retarding
Past Tense
retarded
Past Participle
retarded
1
to make something move or operate more slowly
transitive
- Adding friction to the machine's gears will retard its motion.
- Cold temperatures can retard the growth of certain plants.
- The brake system is designed to retard the speed of the car.
- I retard the process by applying a cooling mechanism.
2
to slow down or decrease speed
- The car began to retard as it went uphill, struggling to maintain speed.
- The athlete’s pace began to retard after the third lap due to exhaustion.
- The worsening weather conditions made the convoy retard, delaying its arrival.
- The brakes were applied too soon, causing the vehicle to retard unexpectedly.
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3
to delay or push back an event, task, or decision to a later time
transitive
- They had to retard the launch date of the product because of unforeseen complications.
- Due to scheduling conflicts, they had to retard the appointment.
- The delivery was retarded because the supplier ran into shipping delays.
- The trial was retarded for a few days due to the unavailability of a witness.
- The rainstorm caused the outdoor event to be retarded until further notice.
4
to experience a delay or slow progress in a process or activity
- The project began to retard when key resources were unavailable.
- The process of approval retarded because of the complicated paperwork.
- Heavy snowfall caused the delivery schedule to retard significantly.
- The construction of the building retarded due to a shortage of workers.
- The response time retarded, as the system became overloaded with requests.