Delays
Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ/
Delays (noun)
- a period when something happens later than planned or expected.
- a situation where progress is slower than usual or needed.
Examples
- The delay in the project caused frustration.
- A delay in the delivery is expected.
Common collocations: unexpected delay, cause a delay, experience a delay, traffic delay, production delay
Delays (verb)
- to cause something to happen later than planned.
- to decide to do something at a later time.
Examples
- Heavy rain delayed the flight.
- The meeting was delayed by an hour.