Examples
yóu yú由于tiān qì天气biàn变chà差，chū fā出发yán chí延迟le了。
由于天气变差，出发延迟了。
With the weather getting worse, the departure was put off.
经过数次延迟之后，飞机终于离开了。
After several delays, the plane finally left.
因为一些小事故，两、三班机被延迟了。
A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.