How do you use "delay" in a sentence?

Sorry for the delay in replying to your email. The flight was delayed by two hours due to fog. We decided to delay the wedding until the autumn.

delay

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

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Significado: To make something happen later than planned; a period of waiting

延迟，耽搁

retraso, demorar

遅延、遅らせる

지연, 늦추다

'Delay' as a verb means to postpone or make something late ('delay a decision', 'the train was delayed'). As a noun, it's a period of time when something doesn't happen on schedule. 'Without delay' means immediately. British trains are often 'delayed due to' various reasons.

「delay」作为动词意味着推迟或使某事延迟（「delay a decision」、「the train was delayed」）。作为名词，它是某事没有按时发生的一段时间。「without delay」意味着立即。英国火车经常因各种原因「delayed due to」。

«Delay» como verbo significa posponer o hacer algo tarde («retrasar una decisión», «el tren se retrasó»). Como sustantivo, es un período de tiempo cuando algo no ocurre según lo programado. «Without delay» significa inmediatamente.

「delay」は動詞として延期する、または何かを遅らせること（「delay a decision」「the train was delayed」）を意味します。名詞としては、予定通りに何かが起こらない期間です。「without delay」は直ちにという意味です。

'Delay'는 동사로 연기하거나 무언가를 늦추는 것을 의미합니다('delay a decision', 'the train was delayed'). 명사로는 일정대로 진행되지 않는 기간을 말합니다. 'Without delay'는 즉시라는 뜻입니다. 영국 기차는 다양한 이유로 'delayed due to'되는 경우가 많습니다.

Ejemplos

Sorry for the delay in replying to your email.
很抱歉回复您的邮件延迟了。
Perdón por el retraso en responder tu correo.
メールの返信が遅れてすみません。
이메일 답장이 늦어서 죄송합니다.
The flight was delayed by two hours due to fog.
航班因大雾延误了两个小时。
El vuelo se retrasó dos horas debido a la niebla.
飛行機は霧のため2時間遅れました。
비행기는 안개로 인해 2시간 지연되었습니다.
We decided to delay the wedding until the autumn.
我们决定把婚礼推迟到秋天。
Decidimos retrasar la boda hasta el otoño.
私たちは結婚式を秋まで延期することにしました。
우리는 결혼식을 가을까지 연기하기로 했습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'delaier', possibly from 'de-' (away) and 'laier' (to leave), of Germanic origin. An alternative theory derives it from Latin 'dilatare' (to spread out, to defer).

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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