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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: She prolonged her vacation by an extra week. 
to protract

to extend a period of time or duration

prolongar

prolongar

Ex: She protracted the meeting by discussing irrelevant topics. 
to draw out

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

prolongar, alargar

prolongar, alargar

Ex: The speaker decided to draw out the presentation, providing additional details and examples. 
to drag out

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

prolongar, alargar innecesariamente

prolongar, alargar innecesariamente

Ex: The speaker seemed to drag out the presentation, causing some attendees to lose interest. 
to spin out

to extend a process, activity, or situation

extender, prolongar

extender, prolongar

Ex: Facing budget constraints, the team chose to spin the development process out over several months. 
to stall
to stall
[Verbo]

to delay doing something that needs to be done

dilatar, retrasar

dilatar, retrasar

Ex: When asked about the delay, he stalled by talking about unrelated matters. 
to spend
to spend
[Verbo]

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

pasar, dedicar

pasar, dedicar

Ex: He spends his free time practicing the guitar. 
to pass
to pass
[Verbo]

(of time) to go by

pasar

pasar

Ex: Minutes passed slowly during the boring lecture. 
to elapse
to elapse
[Verbo]

(of time) to pass by

transcurrir

transcurrir

Ex: Hours elapsed as they waited for the train to arrive. 
to go by
to go by
[Verbo]

to pass a certain point in time

pasar

pasar

Ex: The hours go by quickly when you're having fun. 
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: The hours slipped by as she immersed herself in her work. 
to follow
to follow
[Verbo]

to come after another thing or person in order or time

seguir, venir después

seguir, venir después

Ex: The sunset was followed by a beautiful night sky. 
to precede
to precede
[Verbo]

to come before something else in time

preceder

preceder

Ex: The discovery of penicillin preceded the widespread use of antibiotics by several decades. 
to coincide

to occur at the same time as something else

coincidir

coincidir

Ex: Her birthday coincides with the start of the school year. 
to lag
to lag
[Verbo]

to fall behind in progress or development

quedarse atrás, retrasarse

quedarse atrás, retrasarse

Ex: Despite the team's best efforts, progress on the project began to lag. 
to predate
to predate
[Verbo]

to exist or occur at an earlier time than something else

preceder, antedatar

preceder, antedatar

Ex: Fossils of dinosaurs predate modern humans by millions of years. 
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 ancient ruins in the valley date back to the time of the Roman Empire. 
to go before

to exist or occur in an earlier period of time

preceder, existir antes

preceder, existir antes

Ex: The ancient civilization had advanced technologies that went before our modern inventions. 
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 software automatically synchronizes data between different devices. 
to sequence

to arrange items or events in a particular order

secuenciar

secuenciar

Ex: She sequenced the photos to create a narrative. 
to expire
to expire
[Verbo]

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

expirar, vencer

expirar, vencer

Ex: The three-year period has expired, so the contract is no longer valid. 
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