延誤
yánwù
ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ
Simplified 延误
- 1to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
Example
由於火車延誤,我遲到了。
yóuyú huǒchē yánwù wǒ chídào le
I was late as a result of the train delay.