Collocation
delayed flight
A flight that departs or arrives later than its scheduled time.
Definition
'delayed flight' is a common English collocation. A flight that departs or arrives later than its scheduled time.
delayed + noun
“Due to bad weather, we had a delayed flight for several hours.”
Examples
- The heavy snowfall caused a delayed flight for many passengers traveling north.
- I received a text message alerting me to a delayed flight this morning.
- After a two-hour delayed flight, they finally boarded the plane to Paris.
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- A technical issue resulted in a delayed flight, much to the frustration of everyone at the gate.
- She managed to catch her connecting flight despite the initial delayed flight from London.
- The airline offered meal vouchers to compensate passengers for the significantly delayed flight.
- His business meeting was postponed due to the unexpected delayed flight from Berlin.
- Frequent travelers are accustomed to dealing with the inconveniences of a delayed flight.
- We hope to avoid a delayed flight on our return journey, unlike the outbound one.
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