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Sirius2012 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
delay / postpone
The plane has been delayed for over an hour.
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The plane has been postponed for over an hour.
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The plane has been postponed for over an hour.
Thank you!
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A delay means it is taking longer than anticipated, but it isn't put off. Postponement is when the event is scheduled to take place at a later time or date than originally scheduled. A rain delay in a baseball game can cause a game to be postponed for a later date.
- A delay means it is taking longer than anticipated, but it isn't put off.
- Postponement is when the event is scheduled to take place at a later time or date than originally scheduled.
- A rain delay in a baseball game can cause a game to be postponed for a later date.
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A delay means it is taking longer than anticipated, but it isn't put off. Postponement is when the event is scheduled to take place at a later time or date than originally scheduled. A rain delay in a baseball game can cause a game to be postponed for a later date.
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Not exactly. "Delay" would be the word you're looking for here. The plane doesn't have a fixed time in which it will return.
"Postponed for over an hour" doesn't really make sense. Perhaps "postponed for January 14" would, but planes usually aren't postponed; they're delayed.
"Postponed for over an hour" doesn't really make sense. Perhaps "postponed for January 14" would, but planes usually aren't postponed; they're delayed.
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