Sentence examples for slight delays from inspiring English sources

"slight delays" is correct and usable in written English
You may use it to refer to a slight, or minor, delay in progress, a schedule, or another event. Example: The train was experiencing slight delays on its journey due to poor weather conditions.

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Some people have had slight delays coming into work, but nothing major has come up yet.

With numbers this large, even slight delays and overruns can quickly become billion-dollar problems.

Fans were instructed to "anticipate slight delays upon entering the grounds," according to a statement from the group Saturday.

On Thursday morning, trains were running smoothly through Redhill with only slight delays: "This is a good day but often it's a disaster".

The contract also kept the size of the orchestra at 98 members, though it calls for slight delays in hiring musicians to fill nine vacant spots.

But what were officially described as 'minor teething troubles' meant slight delays before the first of the thousands of local spectators queuing patiently outside were able to see what its owners call 'the greatest stadium in the world' and others view as an instruction manual in How To Get A Prestige Building Completely Wrong.

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There was, however, a slight delay.

There was a slight delay.

"It's a slight delay," he said.

But the slight delay did not bother him.

And, after a slight delay, the author finally responds.

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