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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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delayed?

Teachers,

If you were told that the plane you are on will not land on schedule and if you wanted to know how much delay there'd be, How would you ask and what'd you say? 

Can you say "How much are we going to be delayed?"
Is this right?

Please help, thank you.
  

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How long will we be delayed? How long will the delay be? How much of a delay (can we / do you) expect?

  • How long will we be delayed?
  • How long will the delay be?
  • How much of a delay (can we / do you) expect?
  • Yours is okay, but not common or natural to my ear.
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How long will we be delayed? How long will the delay be? How much of a delay (can we / do you) expect?

Yours is okay, but not common or natural to my ear.
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Or simply this: What's our new expected arrival time?

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