delay ·noun (LONG WAIT)

Definition: when you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait Level: A2

一起事故导致了高速公路上的长时间延误。

An accident caused a long ___delay on the motorway.

这本书的出版有所延误。

There has been a ___delay in the book's publication.

我的航班延误了两个多小时。

My flight had a ___delay of over two hours.