a flight delay
задержка рейса
We missed our connection because of a flight delay.
Мы опоздали на пересадку из-за задержки рейса.
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delay
delay
Meaning of delay
English
a time when something happens later than planned
Русский
ситуация, когда что-то начинается позже, чем нужно
Pronunciation
British English
/dɪˈleɪ/
American English
/dɪˈleɪ/
delay with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом delay
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Задержки в пути
Travel delaysa long delay
долгая задержка
Because of bad weather, there was a long delay at the airport.
Из-за плохой погоды в аэропорту была долгая задержка.
- traffic delaysзадержки из-за пробок
Без промедления и с извинениями
Promptness and apologieswithout delay
без промедления
Please send the signed documents without delay.
Пожалуйста, пришлите подписанные документы без промедления.
sorry for the delay
извините за задержку
Sorry for the delay in replying; your email went to my spam folder.
Извините за задержку с ответом: ваше письмо попало в спам.
- a slight delayнебольшая задержка
Причины и длительность
Causes and lengthcause a delay
вызвать задержку
A broken signal caused a delay on the subway this morning.
Неисправный сигнал вызвал задержку в метро сегодня утром.
there's been a delay
произошла задержка
There's been a delay with your order, but it ships tomorrow.
С вашим заказом произошла задержка, но завтра его отправят.
- a delay of two hoursзадержка на два часа
delay usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Trains sometimes have a short delay in the morning.
По утрам у поездов иногда бывает небольшая задержка.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Sorry for the delay.
Извините за задержку.
delay synonyms
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What's the difference between delay, hold-up, and wait
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🇬🇧English
hold-up
Informal, especially British
rare word
ENSorry I'm late, there was a hold-up on the motorway.
Advanced: broader words
ENThere was a long wait at the doctor's office.
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What does delay mean?
a time when something happens later than planned
How do you pronounce delay?
delay is pronounced [dɪˈleɪ].
How is delay used in a sentence?
По утрам у поездов иногда бывает небольшая задержка. Translation: Trains sometimes have a short delay in the morning.
Is delay part of Customer Communication vocabulary?
Yes, delay can be learned in the Customer Communication topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is delay part of Calls and Meetings vocabulary?
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