Késlelteti

Késlelteti is a Hungarian verb form used to indicate that someone or something is causing a delay or postponement. Specifically, it is the third-person singular present indicative form of the causative verb késleltetni, which means to cause to be delayed or to retard.

The base verb késleltetni is built from the root késlelt- (related to lateness or delay) with the causative suffix -etni. The form késlelteti denotes that the subject performs the action of delaying the object. It is transitive and requires an object representing what is delayed.

In use, késlelteti commonly appears in formal or administrative contexts, but it can also be found in everyday speech when describing acts that postpone a decision, a delivery, a deadline, or any scheduled event. The subject of the sentence is the agent causing the delay, and the direct object specifies what is being delayed. Related forms include késleltetik (they delay) and the infinitive késleltetni (to delay). The noun form is késleltetés, meaning delay or postponement.

Examples:

- A döntést késlelteti, amíg több információ nem áll rendelkezésre. (He/She delays the decision until more information is available.)

- A szállítás késlelteti a termék érkezését. (The shipment delays the arrival of the product.)

- A hivatal késleltetést hozott. (The office imposed a delay.)

Késlelteti thus functions as a specific, transitive way to attribute the act of delaying to a subject, distinguishing it from intransitive equivalents like késik, which simply means to be late.