Definition

Examples

• "Announcement : Ladies and Gentlemen, we regret to inform you that there are severe delays on the Hammersmith and City line, Circle and District line and the Central line."
• "The shipments are sometimes 3 to 4 weeks late, which delays our entire operation, and of course we're losing money."
• "We do sincerely apologise for the delayed arrival."
• "Announcement 1 : Ladies and gentlemen, train number 98756 from London to Paris is delayed due to water on the tracks."
• "I apologize for the delay in responding to your message, I was away on business for the past couple of weeks: New Delhi for a conference on the growth of the cosmetics industry in Asia, Kyoto to meet with some potential distributors, then a quick trip to Hong-Kong to meet with a production contact, then finally to Alaska for some ice-fishing."
• "In the event of a layover due to a delayed flight, hotel accommodation will be provided within the airport."
• "In a surprising move, the US government announced this morning that Christmas day, normally scheduled for 25th of December, will be delayed for one week until the 31st."
• "Don't delay!"
• "Sorry for the confusion, I think I must have delayed jet lag or something."
• "I can understand a delay of one, maybe two days, but an entire week is far too long."
• "In the event of a delay of more than 3 hours, refreshments will be available."
• "We apologize for the short delay."
• "Train number 98756 from London to Paris is delayed due to water on the tracks."
• "It seems the delay was caused by a missing RAM chip, which we were forced to order from Indonesia."
• "Bruno : My apologies, Harold, but the delay couldn't be avoided."
• "I really apologize for the delay, but I've been working non-stop lately on reconfiguring the network, and I didn't have a chance to search for the keyboard until this afternoon."