rain delay

reɪn dɪˈleɪ

Definition

Definition of rain delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

interruption

pause in an event due to rain

The baseball game had a rain delay.

transportation

delay in transportation caused by rain

The flight experienced a rain delay.

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Expressions with rain

rain cheque

promise to do something later due to postponement

I'll take a rain cheque on dinner tonight.

rain down

let fall in a manner like rain

The fireworks rained down over the city.

rain off

cancel an event due to excessive rain

The football match was rained off due to the storm.

rain buckets

rain very heavily with large drops

It started to rain buckets during the match.

soak up the rain

absorb rainwater

The soil can soak up the rain quickly after a storm.

rain or shine

adv.

regardless of weather conditions or other circumstances

The picnic will happen rain or shine.

Expressions with delay

brook no delay

not tolerate any postponement or hesitation

The manager brooks no delay in meeting deadlines.

time delay

period before an event or action occurs

The time delay for the launch was approximately ten minutes..

without delay

adv.

right away, with no waiting or pause

Please call me without delay if you need help.

delay tactic

strategy to slow down a process or decision

The lawyer used a delay tactic to postpone the trial.

without undue delay

adv.

as soon as reasonably possible without unnecessary waiting or slowing

The company must respond to complaints without undue delay.

delay action

postpone or slow down a process

The committee decided to delay action on the proposal until next week.

with the least possible delay

adv.

as quickly as possible without waiting

Please respond with the least possible delay.

without further delay

adv.

immediately without waiting any longer

Let's start the meeting without further delay.

tape delay

delay in broadcasting to censor content

The show used a tape delay to bleep out swearing.

delay time

measured interval between a starting event and its noticeable result

The engineer reduced the delay time in the control system.

Examples of rain delay in a sentence

Due to a rain delay, the match was postponed.
The train's rain delay frustrated the commuters.
Due to a rain delay, the bus arrived late.

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French:retard dû à la pluie, retard causé par la pluie, ...
German:Regenpause, Transportverzögerung wegen Regen, ...
Italian:ritardo per pioggia, ritardo a causa della pioggia, ...
Spanish:pausa por lluvia, demora por lluvia, ...
Portuguese:atraso devido à chuva, atraso por causa da chuva, ...
Chinese:因雨暂停, 雨天延误, ...
Japanese:雨天中断, 雨のための遅れ, ...
Arabic:تَأْجِيل بِسَبَب المَطَر, تَأْخِير نَاتِج عَن المَطَر, ...
Hebrew:הַפְסָקַת גֶשֶׁם, עִיכּוּב גֶּשֶׁם, ...
Russian:задержка из-за дождя, задержка рейса из-за дождя, ...
Ukrainian:затримка через дощ, ...
Hindi:वर्षा-विराम, बारिश के कारण देरी, ...
Bengali:বৃষ্টিজনিত বিরতি, বৃষ্টির কারণে পরিবহন বিলম্ব, ...
Catalan:pausa per pluja, retard en el transport per pluja, ...
Czech:přerušení kvůli dešti, zdržení, ...
Danish:regnforsinkelse, transportforsinkelse på grund af regn, ...
Dutch:regenvertraging, ...
Greek:διακοπή λόγω βροχής, καθυστέρηση μεταφοράς λόγω βροχής, ...
Hungarian:esőszünet, közlekedési késés, ...
Khmer:ការផ្អាកដោយសារភ្លៀង, ...
Korean:비로 인한 지연, 비로 인한 교통 지연, ...
Persian:وقفه باران, تأخیر در حمل و نقل به دلیل باران, ...
Polish:opóźnienie z powodu deszczu, ...
Portuguese (BR):atraso devido à chuva, atraso por causa da chuva, ...
Romanian:întârziere din cauza ploii, întârziere în transport din cauza ploii, ...
Swedish:regnuppehåll, försening på grund av regn, ...
Thai:การหยุดแข่งขันเพราะฝน, ความล่าช้าเนื่องจากฝนตก, ...
Turkish:yağmur arası, yağmur gecikmesi, ...
Vietnamese:sự gián đoạn do mưa, trì hoãn do mưa, ...

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Definition of rain delay - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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