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differito

deferred; delayed

adjective deef-feh-REE-toh Rare

Also means

broadcast after the fact (TV/media)

Usage Note

Differito is common in two registers: financial (pagamento differito = deferred payment) and broadcasting (in differita = time-delayed broadcast, as opposed to in diretta = live). The phrase in differita is so common it functions almost as a fixed expression.

Examples

"Il programma è stato trasmesso in differita."

Natural Translation

The program was broadcast on a time delay.

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