耽搁

(耽擱)dān ge

to delay; to tarry

Example Sentences

遇到紧急伤病情况必须争分夺秒送往医院抢救,一分一秒也耽搁不得。

yù dào jǐn jí shāng bìng qíng kuàng bì xū zhēng fēn duó miǎo sòng wǎng yī yuàn qiǎng jiù, yī fēn yī miǎo yě dān gē bù dé.

In the event of an emergency injury or illness, you must race against time to get to the hospital for emergency treatment, without delaying even a second.

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