Sentence examples of "delay" in English

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The weather will delay the start of the race. Le temps va retarder le départ de la course.
She apologized for her delay. Elle s'excusa pour son retard.
I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda. Je vous prie de m'excuser pour le délai dans l'envoi de l'ordre du jour.
Because of the delay, I will go home. À cause du retard, j'irai à la maison.
I'm sorry for the delay in responding. Je suis désolé du retard de cette réponse.
The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay. La Croix Rouge apporte de l'aide aux victimes de désastres sans retard.
I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam. J'attribuais le retard de livraison aux embouteillages.
In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance. En cas de retard de la cargaison, nous avons une assurance retard spéciale.
His delay of coming here on time is due to a traffic accident. Son retard est dû à un accident de la route.
Has Flight 123 been delayed? Est-ce que le vol 123 a été retardé ?
Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays. Beaucoup de routes sont inondées. Il en découle de nombreux retards.
He was impatient of any delays. Il n'avait pas de patience pour le moindre délai.
He delayed answering the letter. Il a retardé la réponse à cette lettre.
The train was delayed by snow. Le train a été retardé à cause de la neige.
A thick fog delayed our flight. Un épais brouillard a retardé notre vol.
Perhaps the train has been delayed. Peut-être le train a-t-il été retardé.
We were delayed by the heavy traffic. Nous fûmes retardés par la circulation importante.
I was delayed by a traffic jam. J'ai été retardé par un embouteillage.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall. Le train fut retardé à cause des importantes chutes de neige.
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