sự chậm trễ sự trì hoãn sự cản trở làm chậm trễ 
delay like: sự chậm trễ → →
die Verspätung ☊ 
muộn, sự chậm trễ, sự đến muộn ☊ 
☊ Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. Ich stand eine Stunde lang im Stau. ☊ Xin anh / chị thứ lỗi về sự chậm trễ. Tôi bị tắc đường một tiếng đồng hồ. ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1488) Bitte entschuldigen Sie meine Verspätung. ☊ Rất xin lỗi các vị về sự chậm trễ của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 97, Nr. 1564) Wir bedauern die Verzögerung. ☊ Chúng tôi rất lấy làm tiếc cho sự chậm trễ. ☊ (Lektion 125, Nr. 2503) afford sth: We cannot afford any more delays. ☊ afford ☊
It will take about an hour to get there, allowing for traffic delays. ☊ allow for sb/sth ☊
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter. ☊ delay ☊
a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay ☊ delay ☊
Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected. ☊ delay ☊
We would like to apologize for the delay. ☊ like ☊
After all the delays, we were anxious to make up for lost time. ☊ make up for sth ☊
a delay in the publication of the exam results ☊ publication ☊
warn (sb) of sth: Police have warned of possible delays. ☊ warn ☊