Usage examples of "time delay" in English with translation to French

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His delay of coming here on time is due to a traffic accident. Son retard est dû à un accident de la route.

The weather will delay the start of the race. Le temps va retarder le départ de la course.

I think it's time for me to discuss the matter with him. Je pense qu'il est temps que je discute l'affaire avec lui.

Because of the delay, I will go home. À cause du retard, j'irai à la maison.

What do you spend most of your time doing? Que fais-tu, la plupart du temps ?

I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda. Je vous prie de m'excuser pour le délai dans l'envoi de l'ordre du jour.

What time do you go home? À quelle heure rentrez-vous à la maison ?

The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay. La Croix Rouge apporte de l'aide aux victimes de désastres sans retard.

Tom is wasting time Tom perd du temps.

She apologized for her delay. Elle s'excusa pour son retard.

We must make up for lost time. Nous devons rattraper le temps perdu.

What a delay! Quel retard !

From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.

I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam. J'attribuais le retard de livraison aux embouteillages.

By the time my father retires, he will have worked for almost thirty years. Lorsque mon père prendra sa retraite, il aura travaillé environ trente ans.

I'm sorry for the delay in responding. Je suis désolé du retard de cette réponse.

I can seldom find time for reading. J'ai rarement du temps pour lire.

We should deal with this matter without delay. Nous devrions nous occuper de cette affaire sans tarder.

I didn't want to spend any more time in bed. Je ne voulais plus passer de temps au lit.

In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance. En cas de retard de la cargaison, nous avons une assurance retard spéciale.

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