This is the 6178th most frequent German word.
delay
The German word for "delay" is "Verzögerung," meaning a period of slowing down or postponement of an event or action.
Here, 'Verzögerung' is used as a noun to indicate a postponement in the flight schedule.
Der Flug hat eine Verzögerung von einer Stunde.
The flight has a delay of one hour.
In this sentence, 'verzögern' is utilized as a verb meaning to cause something to lag or postpone.
Die Reparaturarbeiten verzögern den Zug um mehrere Minuten.
The repair work is delaying the train by several minutes.
Here, 'verzögert' is the past participle of the verb 'verzögern', describing the state of being delayed as a result of external conditions.