не задерживай

don't delay

→ не

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don't delay An informal singular command; depending on context, it can also mean “don't hold up” or “don't keep waiting.”

RU: Не задерживай нас, мы опаздываем.

EN: Don't hold us up; we're running late.

Don't hold up traffic.

Don't keep the meeting waiting!

— Afonya (1975)

Don't hold up the line.

— ПиКей (2014)

Don't hold me up, I said!

— Ballad of a Soldier (1959)