How do you use "delayed flight" in a sentence?

Our flight was delayed by three hours. Delayed flights are common during winter. I'm stuck at the airport because of a delayed flight.

delayed flight

Q: What does "delayed flight" mean?

A flight that departs later than its scheduled time 'Delayed' is the standard adjective for flights, trains, and buses that are behind schedule. A flight can be 'slightly delayed', 'heavily delayed', or 'indefinitely delayed'.

Collocation BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: A flight that departs later than its scheduled time

延误的航班

vuelo retrasado

遅延便

지연된 항공편

'Delayed' is the standard adjective for flights, trains, and buses that are behind schedule. A flight can be 'slightly delayed', 'heavily delayed', or 'indefinitely delayed'.

'Delayed'是形容航班、火车和公交车晚点的标准形容词。航班可以是'slightly delayed'、'heavily delayed'或'indefinitely delayed'。

'Delayed' es el adjetivo estándar para vuelos, trenes y autobuses que van con retraso. Un vuelo puede estar 'slightly delayed', 'heavily delayed' o 'indefinitely delayed'.

'Delayed'はフライト、電車、バスが遅れていることを表す標準的な形容詞です。フライトは'slightly delayed'、'heavily delayed'、'indefinitely delayed'のように言えます。

'delayed'는 예정 시간보다 늦어진 항공편, 기차, 버스에 사용하는 표준 형용사입니다. 항공편은 'slightly delayed(약간 지연)', 'heavily delayed(심하게 지연)', 또는 'indefinitely delayed(무기한 지연)'될 수 있습니다.

Ejemplos

Our flight was delayed by three hours.
我们的航班延误了三个小时。
Nuestro vuelo se retrasó tres horas.
私たちのフライトは3時間遅れました。
우리 항공편이 3시간 지연되었습니다.
Delayed flights are common during winter.
冬季航班延误很常见。
Los vuelos retrasados son habituales en invierno.
冬は遅延便がよくあります。
겨울에는 지연되는 항공편이 흔합니다.
I'm stuck at the airport because of a delayed flight.
因为航班延误，我被困在机场了。
Estoy atrapado en el aeropuerto por un vuelo retrasado.
遅延便のせいで空港で足止めされています。
지연된 항공편 때문에 공항에 발이 묶여 있습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: travel, airports

Tono: practical

✓ Correcto

My flight is delayed.
我的航班延误了。
Mi vuelo está retrasado.
私のフライトは遅延しています。
제 항공편이 지연되었습니다.
There were several delayed flights today.
今天有好几个航班延误了。
Hoy ha habido varios vuelos retrasados.
今日は遅延便がいくつかありました。
오늘 지연된 항공편이 여러 편 있었어요.
The delayed flight finally departed at midnight.
延误的航班终于在午夜起飞了。
El vuelo retrasado finalmente despegó a medianoche.
遅延便はようやく深夜に出発しました。
지연된 항공편이 결국 자정에 출발했습니다.

✗ Incorrecto

My flight is late-coming. (use 'delayed' not 'late-coming' with flights)
我的航班late-coming了。（航班用'delayed'而不是'late-coming'）
Mi vuelo está late-coming. (se usa 'delayed' y no 'late-coming' con vuelos)
私のフライトはlate-comingです。（フライトには'late-coming'ではなく'delayed'を使います）
제 비행기가 late-coming입니다. (비행기에는 'late-coming'이 아니라 'delayed'를 씁니다)
My flight is postponed. (use 'delayed' not 'postponed' for transport — 'postponed' is for events)
我的航班被postponed了。（交通工具用'delayed'而不是'postponed'——'postponed'用于活动）
Mi vuelo está postponed. (se usa 'delayed' y no 'postponed' para transporte — 'postponed' es para eventos)
私のフライトはpostponedです。（交通機関には'postponed'ではなく'delayed'を使います。'postponed'はイベントに使います）
제 비행기가 postponed되었습니다. (교통수단에는 'postponed'가 아니라 'delayed'를 씁니다 — 'postponed'는 행사에 씁니다)

Origen e historia

Transport collocation — 'delayed' (held back from the expected time) is the standard adjective for late transport.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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