| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Dus... zonder dralen zeg ik dan ook... Welkom in Winter River ! | So without further delay welcome to Winter River! |
| Vrouwe Arwen, we kunnen niet dralen. | Lady Arwen we cannot delay. |
| Zonder dralen. | Without delay. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | entretenir | English | delay |
| Esperanto | prokrasti | Estonian | viivitama |
| Faroese | tarna | Finnish | myöhentää,viivyttää, viivästyä |
| French | dilayer | German | vertagen, verzögern |
| Greek | αργώ, καθυστερώ | Icelandic | tefja |
| Indonesian | menunda | Italian | indugiare, ritardare, tardare |
| Lithuanian | atidėti, delsti, užlaikyti, vėlinti, vilkinti | Norwegian | forsinke, utsetja |
| Polish | opóźniać, opóźnić, przewlekać, zapóźnić, zwlekać | Portuguese | atrasar, delongar |
| Quechua | apatatay | Romanian | amâna |
| Russian | длить, медлить | Spanish | atrasar, demorarse, retrasar, tardar |
| Swedish | förhala, förtöva | Turkish | geciktirmek |
| Vietnamese | trì hoãn |