How to Use delay in a Sentence

delay

1 of 2 noun

• Do you know what's causing the delay?
• After months of delay, construction on the new school began.
• Airline travelers are experiencing delays of up to three hours.
• That is a big piece of the delay.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• Telling me that’s not a delay of game.
  — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• The two-hour delay pushed back tee times.
  — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
• Voting rights groups have sued the state to stop the delay.
  — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
• See list of area closings and delays here.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
• The delay might be about more than getting a fifth-year opt-out.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• That reflex delays care and erodes trust.
  — Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
• There’s no excuse for this delay.
  — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
• What caused the most recent delay?
  — Will Barker, TheWeek, 1 May 2026
• That led to mounting flight delays.
  — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• And then Steph proceeds to get a delay of game the next play.
  — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Raising my kids has shown me delays could be a chance to pivot.
  — Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
• More than two hours of delays were reported at the time.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
• When and if he is caught, there should be no undue delay in his trial.
  — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
• This delay is not due to a lack of effort, but to the nature of the work.
  — Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
• All of this delays your deal and sends red flags to your business buyer.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• While that isn't good news, delays like this are not uncommon.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
• Meanwhile, there hadn’t been a peep about what was causing the delay.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
• Some schools have announced delays and closings for the day.
  — Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026
• The delays reflect the scale of the challenge.
  — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
• My apologies on the delay of today’s send.
  — Alex Connor, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
• The delay means Love is on track to join his new teammates on the floor next week.
  — Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
• Designing that kind of pause isn’t a delay.
  — Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• The second round featured a brief rain delay.
  — Robert Yates, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
• Progress solves problems, and delay can be costly.
  — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
• How long will delays last at Penn Station?
  — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
• Commuters are warned to expect brief delays.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

delay

2 of 2 verb

• The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.
• He delayed too long, and now it's too late.
• She's planning to delay her retirement.
• Production problems delayed the introduction of the new model by several months.
• Last-minute red tape delayed things.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
• Welp, now the launch is delayed again.
  — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
• Which is why the Fed should not delay.
  — Jeff Cox,eamon Javers, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
• The start was delayed an hour because of rain.
  — CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
• The risk of showers could delay the launch.
  — Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
• Why has Artemis 2 been delayed?
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Because of the lapse, it was delayed.
  — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
• Why could your tax refund be delayed?
  — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
• Why could your tax refund be delayed?
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
• First, a five-year closing process delayed the project.
  — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
• What happens if the launch is delayed?
  — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Yet, the shipment might still get delayed.
  — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• High-profile events have been delayed.
  — Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• There are a bevy of reasons why a tax return gets delayed.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
• There can be many reasons why a tax return gets delayed.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
• This would mean asking them to delay selling the house.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
• The start of the game was delayed 26 minutes by rain.
  — ABC News, 13 May 2026
• If you are unavoidably delayed, call and let the place know.
  — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
• Other districts will do the same or delay the start of school by two hours.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
• The start of the game was delayed 12 minutes.
  — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
• These changes caused the studio to delay the movie’s release by a year.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
• At times it has been scrutinized, scaled back, or delayed.
  — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
• Action is delayed in the name of prudence.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• But states may be able to delay some of the reforms that’ll likely lead to cuts.
  — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
• The start was delayed 11 minutes by rain.
  — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 June 2026
• That could lead to greater strain on emergency rooms and delayed care for those in need.
  — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026