Difference between 推迟, 拖延, 延迟, and 推延
Hello,

I was interested in knowing the differences in meaning between 推迟, 拖延, 延迟, and 推延. To me, they all mean "to postpone, to delay". I was wondering if someone can provide accurate definitions for each, explain differences between the four terms, and provide example sentences.

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Difference between 推迟, 拖延, 延迟, and 推延
Hello,

I was interested in knowing the differences in meaning between 推迟, 拖延, 延迟, and 推延. To me, they all mean "to postpone, to delay". I was wondering if someone can provide accurate definitions for each, explain differences between the four terms, and provide example sentences.

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Thank you for the explanations. These are very helpful.

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推迟：王老师临时有事，把下午的课推迟到下周上。 
拖延：你不能因为王老师不上课就拖延交作业啊。 
延迟：王老师直播给我们上课，可惜画面有些延迟。 
在大多数情况下，推延=推迟，推延更偏向书面用语，推迟偏向口语化。

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推迟 is a neutral word, states a fact. For example, there is raining today so the university 推迟 sports meet.
拖延 is to say someone procrastinates
延迟 is to 推迟 to a later time
推延 is quite similar to 延迟
I feel the difference between 推延 and 推迟 is that 推延 usually describe making something keep happening until a later time, but 推迟 is to let something happen at a later time.

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