Examples
huǒ chē火车yīn因dà大xuě雪bèi被dān ge耽搁le了。
火车因大雪被耽搁了。
The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
我被交通堵塞耽搁了。
I was delayed by a traffic jam.
别紧张，如此一来他就不会认为你带了违禁品而开箱检查耽搁时间。
Don't be nervous. Because of this he won't think you're carrying any contraband, and won't open your trunk to check, and hold you up.