"The delivery is slow."

Translation: Το ντελίβερι είναι αργό.

[evantigger]

although it cold in a different context mean η γέννα when in a hospital

[jaye16]

No. it's not used for that kind of delivery.

[DemetriosM2]

I am also wondering if it could mean "delivery" with the meaning of, "the delivery of a speech".

[jaye16]

ντελίβερι is used as a direct translation of the Eng. but only in the sense of "pizza" etc. I doubt that it would ever be used for other kinds: παράδοση εμπορεύματος, "delivery of merchandise" or as you say: απαγγελία/τρόπος ομιλίας "delivery of a speech". Thanks for the observation and giving us the opportunity to comment on this word.

[Theofa]

"Η διανομή είναι αργή" Didn't accept. Why??

[jaye16]

Sorry, we had our mind stuck on the English word and forgot the Greek. :-(. Thanks for the reminder. It's been corrected.

[Alex_Lone_Alone]

παράδοση delivery correct but separate from tradition because we use the same word for both meanings the one is to send the merchantice or whatever to a person, company etc in greece food services and staff also have delivery to send the food to far away or busy customers all over the place, the other is the tradition customs, folklore, myths and legends of a place :D

[lajjla7]

it did not accept ντελίβερυ, why is that ?

[troll1995]

How did you write the full sentence? Because it's one of the accepted translations.

[Jon345104]

Η ντελίβερι είναι αργή was marked wrong??

[D_..]

Yes, παραλαβή is feminine, but ντελίβερι is neuter, therefore το and αργό.

[Jon345104]

Would σιγά work here

[G.Georgopoulos]

No, since "slow" is an adjective in this example.