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Verb för Händelseförlopp - Verb för Timing

Här kommer du att lära dig några engelska verb som hänvisar till timing såsom "förlänga", "dra ut" och "passera".

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Categorized English Verbs Denoting Course of Events
to prolong

to make something last longer in time than it would naturally

förlänga, förlänga

förlänga, förlänga

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

to extend a period of time or duration

förlänga, dra ut på

förlänga, dra ut på

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

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

förlänga, dra ut på

förlänga, dra ut på

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

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

dra ut på, onödigt förlänga

dra ut på, onödigt förlänga

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

to extend a process, activity, or situation

förlänga, utöka

förlänga, utöka

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

to delay doing something that needs to be done

fördröja, töva

fördröja, töva

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

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

tillbringa, spendera

tillbringa, spendera

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

(of time) to go by

passera

passera

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

(of time) to pass by

förflyta, passera

förflyta, passera

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

to pass a certain point in time

gå förbi, passera

gå förbi, passera

Ex: The hours go by quickly when you're having fun. 
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to slip by

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

glida förbi, passera obemärkt

glida förbi, passera obemärkt

Ex: The hours slipped by as she immersed herself in her work. 
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to follow
to follow
[Verb]

to come after another thing or person in order or time

följa, komma efter

följa, komma efter

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

to come before something else in time

föregå, gå före

föregå, gå före

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

to occur at the same time as something else

sammanfalla, överensstämma

sammanfalla, överensstämma

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

to fall behind in progress or development

hamna efter, försenas

hamna efter, försenas

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

to exist or occur at an earlier time than something else

föregå, finnas tidigare

föregå, finnas tidigare

Ex: Fossils of dinosaurs predate modern humans by millions of years. 
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to date back

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

gå tillbaka till, datera tillbaka till

gå tillbaka till, datera tillbaka till

Ex: The ancient ruins in the valley date back to the time of the Roman Empire. 
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to go before

to exist or occur in an earlier period of time

gå före, finnas tidigare

gå före, finnas tidigare

Ex: The ancient civilization had advanced technologies that went before our modern inventions. 
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to synchronize

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

synkronisera, koordinera

synkronisera, koordinera

Ex: The software automatically synchronizes data between different devices. 
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to sequence

to arrange items or events in a particular order

ordna, sekvensera

ordna, sekvensera

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

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

upphöra, gå ut

upphöra, gå ut

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