noun phrase · neutral
flight delay
/flaɪt dɪˈleɪ/FLIGHT de·LAY
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a postponement of a flight's scheduled departure or arrival time
Examples
“There was a two‑hour flight delay because of heavy fog.”
“Passengers affected by a flight delay were offered vouchers for meals.”
“Frequent flight delays frustrate business travellers who have tight schedules.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because of a technical fault, the airline announced a four‑hour flight delay and offered vouchers to affected passengers.”
Collocations
- experience a flight delay
- due to a flight delay
Word family
delay noun/verbdelayed adjective
Common mistakes
the flight was delay→the flight was delayed
flight late→flight delay
Say it for a higher band
5flight late→6flight was delay→7+flight delay
Synonyms
delay
Easily confused
flight cancellation
“The storm resulted in multiple flight cancellations.”
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