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Verbos del Curso de los Eventos - Verbos para el Timing

Aquí aprenderás algunos verbos en inglés que se refieren al tiempo como "prolongar", "alargar" y "pasar".

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Categorized English Verbs Denoting Course of Events
to prolong
to prolong
[Verbo]

to make something last longer in time than it would naturally

prolongar

prolongar

Ex: They prolonged the meeting to discuss important matters. 

Ellos prolongaron la reunión para discutir asuntos importantes.

to protract

to extend a period of time or duration

prolongar

prolongar

Ex: The illness protracted his recovery and delayed his return to work. 

La enfermedad prolongó su recuperación y retrasó su regreso al trabajo.

to draw out

to extend in time, length, or duration, often longer than necessary

prolongar, extender la duración

prolongar, extender la duración

Ex: In an effort to be thorough, the teacher chose to draw out the lesson, covering each topic in depth. 

En un esfuerzo por ser exhaustivo, el profesor eligió extender la lección, cubriendo cada tema en profundidad.

to drag out

to prolong or extend a situation, event, or process, often unnecessarily

alargar innecesariamente, prolongar

alargar innecesariamente, prolongar

Ex: The legal proceedings were dragged out, increasing the stress on all parties involved. 

Los procedimientos legales se alargaron, aumentando el estrés de todas las partes involucradas.

to spin out

to extend a process, activity, or situation

prolongar, extender un proceso durante más tiempo

prolongar, extender un proceso durante más tiempo

Ex: The teacher spun out the lesson by incorporating additional examples and interactive activities. 

El profesor alargó la lección incorporando ejemplos adicionales y actividades interactivas.

to stall
to stall
[Verbo]

to delay taking action or giving an answer in order to gain time

dar largas,  postergar

dar largas, postergar

Ex: Stop stalling and tell me what happened. 
to spend
to spend
[Verbo]

to pass time in a particular manner or in a certain place

pasar, dedicar

pasar, dedicar

Ex: His retirement years were spent traveling the world. 
to pass
to pass
[Verbo]

(of time) to go by

pasar

pasar

Ex: Days passed without any news from the job interview. 
to elapse
to elapse
[Verbo]

(of time) to pass by

transcurrir

transcurrir

Ex: Years have elapsed since we last visited that place. 

Han transcurrido años desde la última vez que visitamos ese lugar.

to go by
to go by
[Verbo]

to pass a certain point in time

pasar

pasar

Ex: Time seemed to go by faster during our vacation. 

El tiempo parecía pasar más rápido durante nuestras vacaciones.

to slip by
to slip by
[Verbo]

(of a period of time) to pass quickly or unnoticed

pasar rápidamente, transcurrir sin darse cuenta

pasar rápidamente, transcurrir sin darse cuenta

Ex: Time slipped by quickly when they were having fun. 

El tiempo pasó rápidamente cuando se estaban divirtiendo.

to follow
to follow
[Verbo]

to come after another thing or person in order or time

seguir, venir después

seguir, venir después

Ex: The movie's opening scene is intense and is followed by a quiet moment. 
to precede
to precede
[Verbo]

to happen or exist before something else in time

preceder

preceder

Ex: Several smaller earthquakes preceded the major one. 
to coincide

to happen at the same time or at nearly the same time as something else

coincidir

coincidir

Ex: The power failure coincided with a severe storm. 
to lag
to lag
[Verbo]

to fall behind in progress or development

quedarse atrás, retrasarse

quedarse atrás, retrasarse

Ex: She noticed her energy levels lagging as the day progressed. 

Ella notó que sus niveles de energía se quedaban atrás a medida que avanzaba el día.

to predate
to predate
[Verbo]

to exist or occur at an earlier time than something else

preceder, antedatar

preceder, antedatar

Ex: Ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia predate those in the Americas. 

Las civilizaciones antiguas en Mesopotamia preceden a las de las Américas.

to date back

to have origins or existence that extends to a specific earlier time

remontarse a, datarse en

remontarse a, datarse en

Ex: The traditions of the festival date back to a time when the community was founded. 

Las tradiciones del festival se remontan a una época en la que se fundó la comunidad.

to go before

to exist or occur in an earlier period of time

preceder, existir antes

preceder, existir antes

Ex: The new technology is more advanced than anything that has gone before. 

La nueva tecnología es más avanzada que todo lo que ha existido antes.

to synchronize

to make sure that different devices or systems operate together smoothly by coordinating their timing, data, or operations

sincronizar, coordinar

sincronizar, coordinar

Ex: The traffic lights are synchronized to optimize traffic flow during rush hour. 

Los semáforos están sincronizados para optimizar el flujo del tráfico durante la hora punta.

to sequence

to arrange items or events in a particular order

secuenciar

secuenciar

Ex: I sequence the steps in the process to ensure efficiency. 
to expire
to expire
[Verbo]

(particularly of a time period) to no longer be valid or active

expirar, vencer

expirar, vencer

Ex: The deadline for registration has expired, so no more applications are being accepted. 

El plazo de inscripción ha caducado, por lo que no se aceptan más solicitudes.

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