Sentence examples for delayed for three hours from inspiring English sources

His plane has been delayed for three hours already, because of snowstorms at his destination.

We were delayed for three hours, and finally got into Chicago at 1 30 a.m.

Equity trading on the American Stock Exchange was delayed for three hours because of a technical problem.

They had a lot of time to ponder their troubles; their charter plane was delayed for three hours.

The start of play yesterday was delayed for three hours to give the course additional time to dry.

Even President Mohammad Khatami's plane was delayed for three hours because of technical problems when he was returning from an official visit to Athens in March.

Demand for shares rose so high that trading was delayed for two hours that morning.

"Usually, when I come to La Guardia, I expect to have some delays," said Megan Lynd, 23, a public school teacher whose flight to Ohio, was delayed for two hours.

The Herald reported that a London-Harare flight was delayed for seven hours on Wednesday while airline officials scrounged for jet fuel.

Thorpe, seeking his second victory of the season, completed the round in fading light after the start of play was delayed for five hours by rain.

PAGE C1 New Jersey Ferry Grounded About 260 passengers were stranded and delayed for five hours when a commuter ferry from Manhattan ran aground in ice-choked shallow water off Sandy Hook, N.J.