"delays" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 延误
• 延迟

Definition

指事情比预期更晚发生或花更长时间开始或结束，通常会带来不便。常用于描述交通、服务或活动需等待更久的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或中性场合，如“航班延误”“工程延误”。常见搭配有“遭遇延误”“导致延误”“长时间延误”。为名词复数，不要与单数或动词混淆。

Examples

The train had many delays because of the weather.

由于天气原因，火车有很多**延误**。

Delays are common at airports during the holidays.

假期期间机场里常有**延误**。

Please excuse any delays in our response.

请原谅我们回复中的任何**延迟**。

We ran into unexpected delays with the building permits.

我们在办理建筑许可时遇到意想不到的**延误**。

After several delays, the package finally arrived.

经历了几次**延误**后，包裹终于到了。

The meeting kept getting pushed back due to delays in planning.

由于计划上出现**延迟**，会议一直被推迟。