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transaction delay

[træn'zækʃən dɪ'leɪ]
nounpl: transaction delays
atraso de transação
1. A postponement or lag in the completion of a financial or commercial transaction
The transaction delay caused frustration for customers waiting to receive their payments.
O atraso de transação causou frustração aos clientes aguardando o recebimento de seus pagamentos.
2. In computing and finance, the time interval between when a transaction is initiated and when it is fully processed and confirmed
The bank attributed the transaction delay to high system traffic during peak hours.
O banco atribuiu o atraso de transação ao alto tráfego do sistema durante horários de pico.
Synonyms
processing delaysettlement lagtransaction lagpayment delay
Antonyms
instant transactionimmediate processingreal-time settlement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
atraso de transação
Standard usage in Brazilian banking and commerce
Portugal
atraso na transação
Slightly different preposition usage in European Portuguese
São Paulo
demora na transação
Alternative term commonly used in commercial contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

caught in the pipeline
stuck in processing
waiting in the queue
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