to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

yán wù

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Tom's flight was delayed and then cancelled.

汤姆的航班延误了，然后被取消了。

The schedule is only slightly affected by this delay.

日程表只受到了这次延误的轻微影响。

Due to bad weather, the plane was late.

由于天气恶劣，飞机延误了。

I was late as a result of the train delay.

由于火车延误，我迟到了。

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