delay

n.延迟(或耽搁、拖延)的时间;延期;耽搁;延误

v.延迟;延期;推迟;使迟到;使耽搁;使拖延

average delay

brief delay

bureaucratic delay

delay interval

Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.

数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。

By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay.

此时乘客们对延误已开始感到不满。

Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting.

由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。

The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.

法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。