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2006.03.30(Review of 2002.04.18 edition)

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Today's Lesson
DELAYED / (flight) DELAY   遅れた／（フライトの）遅れ

Explanation

  • If something is delayed, it happens later than scheduled or expected.

    Such a situation (for example, when a flight is delayed) is called a delay (noun).
  • delayed とは、何かが予定や予期されていたよりも遅れて起こる、という意味です。

    例えば、飛行機の遅れのことは、delay （名詞）といいます。

examples

  1. The start of the baseball game was delayed due to rain.
  2. Sorry we're late. We were delayed by traffic.
  3. My flight out of London was delayed for two hours, so I missed my connecting flight in Amsterdam.
  4. The heavy snow is causing many delays.
  5. You can expect long flight delays because of the airline workers' strike.
  6. I'm sorry, but there has been a delay in shipping your order.

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