Examples of 'there was a delay' in a sentence

Meaning of "there was a delay"

This phrase is used to describe a situation where something is postponed or does not happen as planned or expected. It implies a temporary interruption or setback in the progress or timeline of an event, task, or process

How to use "there was a delay" in a sentence

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there was a delay
There was a delay on the fifth assembly line.
We noticed that there was a delay in the flight.
There was a delay in carrying out the order.
I checked this morning and there was a delay.
And then there was a delay in the housing.
You never told us why there was a delay.
There was a delay before they replied.
I think everyone thought there was a delay.
There was a delay before my call went through.
That is why there was a delay.
There was a delay in the meter delivery.
I do not think there was a delay.
There was a delay on the tube.
I checked this morning and they said there was a delay.
There was a delay because of the shiva.

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There are people who say there was a delay in bestowing this honor.
There was a delay because of the shiva and all.
He stayed past closing when there was a delay in getting insurance information.
There was a delay getting it here.
Howard wanted to go into the navy but there was a delay in taking him.
Obviously there was a delay in the middle of the race.
The players eventually left the field and there was a delay of two hours.
There was a delay in obtaining his passport.
After giving the first dose there was a delay in giving the next dose.
There was a delay in the flight.
The video was supposed to be filmed in September but there was a delay.
First there was a delay.
The Insurance company will argue were not hurt if there was a delay.
Possibly there was a delay in recognition of the more recent expansions.
Or I can let operations know that there was a delay.
There was a delay in the paperwork.
A National Transportation Safety Board member later said there was a delay because of traffic.
There was a delay in submitting returns.
As a result of this incident, there was a delay in service.
But there was a delay.
We could not allow that, so there was a delay.
There was a delay for the pressure inside the reactor to stabilize.
In the umpire 's judgment there was a delay in the game.
There was a delay of five minutes while officers donned protective clothing.
And when he stimulated directly on the cortex, there was a delay.
But there was a delay of about one year in his responding to the call.
Before, when guests made a booking request via email, there was a delay in responding.
Once again there was a delay before she received the necessary information.
The project showed that, after a relatively short vernalisation period, there was a delay in flowering.
There was a delay from our end for which we were charged an extra fee.
Call me back! If there was a delay on the video feed.
There was a delay on the shuttle from Washington.
I want to say things were delayed due to mourning week . There was a delay.
There was a delay in reeling in the Lotos.
Furthermore, the State did not deny that there was a delay in the investigation.

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