Examples of using "задержать" in a sentence and their english translations:
I can hold my breath for a long time.
How long can you hold your breath?
Tom can hold his breath for five minutes.
I can hold my breath for quite a long time.
She wanted to keep him in Arkhangelsk at all costs.
Archduke Charles had left only a small advance guard to delay the French.
Tom says he can hold his breath for three minutes.
How long can you hold your breath?