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What does “be delayed (by …)” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
Leave or arrive later than planned
“Our flight is delayed by two hours.”
From the B2 lesson Boarding Pass (airports and flying).
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What does “be delayed (by …)” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“be delayed (by …)” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, grammar practice, travel phrases, speaking tasks and an answer key, in the B2 Travel English Bundle (6 lessons).
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