延迟
yán chí
delay
The Chinese word '延迟' is commonly used to indicate a delay or postponement of some kind, often in the context of time or schedule. It is used in various situations alike how 'delay' is used in English. For example, it can be used to describe a delayed flight, a delayed project or even a delay in the plan.
Example sentences using: 延迟
你的行為導致了延遲。
Nǐ de xíngwéi dǎozhìle yánchí.
Your behavior caused a delay.
This expression indicates a delay caused by someone's behavior.
他們試圖避免任何延遲。
Tāmen shìtú bìmiǎn rènhé yánchí.
They try to avoid any delay.
This statement addresses the attempt to avoid any delay.
飛機延遲了一個小時。
Fēijī yánchíle yīgè xiǎoshí.
The plane is delayed by one hour.
This sentence indicates a one-hour delay of an airplane.
延遲的火車讓我們等了很長時間。
Yánchí de huǒchē ràng wǒmen děngle hěn cháng shíjiān.
The delayed train made us wait a long time.
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因為天氣惡劣，他的抵達時間延遲了。
Yīnwèi tiānqì èliè, tā de dǐdá shíjiān yánchíle.
His arrival time was delayed due to bad weather.
This sentence reflects a delay in someone's arrival time due to inclement weather.
延遲交付可能會引起問題。
Yánchí jiāofù kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ wèntí.
Delay in delivery may cause problems.
This sentence talks about potential problems caused by delayed delivery.
他們的決定被延遲了。
Tāmen de juédìng bèi yánchíle.
Their decision was delayed.
This utterance reflects a delay in making a decision.
延遲付款是不被接受的。
Yánchí fùkuǎn shì bù bèi jiēshòu de.
Delayed payment is not acceptable.
This sentence conveys that delaying payment is unacceptable.
項目的完成日期已經延遲。
Xiàngmù de wánchéng rìqī yǐjīng yánchí.
The completion date of the project has been delayed.
This phrase reveals a delay in a project completion date.
機場的延遲影響了我的旅行安排。
Jīchǎng de yánchí yǐngxiǎngle wǒ de lǚxíng ānpái.
The delay at the airport affected my travel arrangements.
This sentence describes how an airport delay impacted someone's travel plans, resulting in modifications.