Sentence examples for A little delayed from inspiring English sources
The phrase "A little delayed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is slightly late or postponed. Example: "The delivery of the package is a little delayed due to bad weather conditions."
When Tranmere Rovers were beaten 2-0 in 1990, it was Notts County's first ever appearance at Wembley and of course the first year the play-offs finals had been held at the national stadium, so their timing was impeccable if a little delayed.
A little delayed gratification could do wonders for that tour's ticket sales.
Her speech seemed a little delayed at first, but she has caught up nicely and now chatters away in Vietnamese and understands a little English.
"Gamers' hand-eye coordination is twitch reflexes, so more than a 2-millisecond response time is a little delayed for us," he said.
"When we started taking bits of the building away we found it had not been built in the way we expected... so unfortunately it was a little delayed, but I think it is an amazing achievement".
Second, since the timing of "P-min" appearance is a little delayed from that of "(eta J -min," the pressure gradient along the x-line may be considered to be generated by the fast reconnection process.
"Folks, we're having a little delay here," he said.
"It's so easy for incumbents to get a little delay here, a little delay there, and cause a little doubt or raise a procedural thing.
Impose a little delay between cars, so she realizes that there are consequences for wrecking them".
But, as recent events like the suspension of the CNN commentator Roland Martin for antigay comments on Twitter show, sometimes a little delay between having a thought and broadcasting it can be a good thing.
"Tragedy was averted because there was a little delay as the prayers did not commence in earnest and the bomb strapped to the body of the girl went off and killed her," he added.
