English example sentences with "delay"

Learn how to use delay in a English sentence. Over 100 hand-picked examples.

I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda.

We should deal with this matter without delay.

In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.

If the delay is simply an oversight, will you please take care of it at once?

I can afford no further delay.

Bob got impatient at his wife's delay.

Every reporter sent his stories with the least possible delay.

Possibly, the accident will delay his arrival.

That accounts for her delay.

That accounts of her delay.

I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam.

John Tel is expected to delay the release of its chip set until August.

Do your homework without delay.

The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel.

I regret the delay in writing to you to thank you for your hospitality on my visit to your country.

I'm sorry for the delay in my reply.

You and I must understand one another, and that without delay.

His delay in coming here is due to a traffic accident.

Don't delay on this errand.

I have run into a problem that is causing the delay of my payment.

Our delay was due to traffic congestion.

I must set about that work without delay.

I was late as a result of the train delay.

Impatient at the delay, many drivers began to blow their horns.

It allowed of no delay.

The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay.

It's necessary to discuss the problem without delay.

We must allow for some delay.

I must apologize for the delay.

We ask you to account for your delay.

The bad weather is responsible for the delay.

I recommend you to set about your business without delay.

The weather will delay the start of the race.

His delay made the situation all the worse.

His delay admits of no excuse.

He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.

He was irritated by her delay.

They could reach there without delay.

They became anxious at her delay.

I'm sorry for the delay in responding.

We have to allow for the delay of the train.

There is a twenty minute delay.

She'll have to delay her education because she lost her job.

There is no excuse for his delay.

The bus has a ten-minute delay.

The bus has a delay of ten minutes.

There's no excuse for his delay.

Because of the delay, I will go home.

Hopefully they don't delay my flight like the others.

Don't delay today's work until tomorrow.

We apologize for the delay.

I apologize for the delay.

What a delay!

I apologize for the delay in replying.

She apologized for her delay.

What's causing the delay?

What is the delay?

I can't delay my decision any longer.

What's the delay?

The mechanic repaired the damage without delay.

This'll delay my trip a long time.

What was the cause of his delay?

Don't delay finishing the business.

Please explain the delay.

I’m fining you $10,000 a day for any further delay.

Sorry for the delay.

Please delay it as long as you can.

I'm sorry for the delay.

A decision will be even more difficult the longer you delay it.

We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.

Since all tasks have been completed without delay, we are ready to start the next phase of development.

The schedule is only slightly affected by this delay.

The delay was unavoidable.

You never told us why there was a delay.

The departure of my plane had a two-hour delay.

The plane left after a three-hour delay.

The travelers are waiting to know the cause of the delay.

It's going to be stormy. We had better not delay.

We had a slight delay.

We can't delay this any longer.

The less delay, the better.

Death cannot stop true love, all it can do is delay it for a while.

This bridge will eliminate an hour delay for thousands of commuters.

There was no delay.

That would explain the delay.

Let's delay this decision until tomorrow.

Do that for me, my son, delay no more, nor mention Troy again.

Why then do you delay to tell the whole?

I felt very sorry about the delay.

She'll come without delay.

Come without delay.

Nobody likes a delay.

Fadil found another excuse to delay the wedding.

Tom was irritated by the delay.

The transit passenger expressed anxiety about the delay of the arrival of the bus.

I don't think we should delay doing that any longer.

Let's not delay doing that any longer.

"Any delay in arresting the assassin," I observed, "might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity."

Sami found another excuse to delay the wedding.

Thank you for holding; we apologize for the delay. All of our representatives are currently assisting other customers. Please stay on the line and someone will be with you shortly.

But Venus round them on the way / wrapt a thick mist, a mantle of dark air, / that none should see them, none should touch nor stay, / nor, urging idle questions, breed delay.

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