delay (n.)

a time when something is late

Examples

• There was a long delay.

Key rules

• A delay is a time when something is late
• Cause a delay, a long delay, without delay
• Delay can be a verb too

Common mistakes

• There was a long delay of the train → There was a long delay in the train
• The flight is delayed of one hour → The flight is delayed by one hour

Use cases

• Travel updates
• Describing transport
• Meeting schedules