2-hour delay / delay of 2 hours

[PaoloFR1]

Are both of these sentences correct? Do they have the same meaning?


The airplane suffered a 2-hour delay
The airplane suffered a delay of 2 hours


Thanks

 

[Kelly B]

The delay phrases both sound natural, yes. (Suffered, however, isn't the best choice of verb.)

 

[PaoloFR1]

The delay phrases both sound natural, yes. (Suffered, however, isn't the best choice of verb.)

Could I also say: the airplane was delayed of two hours ?

Does it sound fine?

 

[Egmont]

The correct preposition here is "by:" "The airplane was delayed by two hours," or nothing at all: "The airplane was delayed two hours." You can use "of" when you describe a delay as a noun - "a delay of two hours" - but not with the verb "to delay."

 

[Radioh]

The correct preposition here is "by:" "The airplane was delayed by two hours," or nothing at all: "The airplane was delayed two hours." You can use "of" when you describe a delay as a noun - "a delay of two hours" - but not with the verb "to delay."

Hello. I often hear "delay" used passively like that and can't be sure if I've heard it used actively. I mean, does "the bad weather delayed the flight by 2 hours" sound just as good? Btw, is it the plane or the flight that is delayed or both?

 

[kentix]

. I mean, does "the bad weather delayed the flight by 2 hours" sound just as good

It does.

It's both.

 

[sdgraham]

Hello. I often hear "delay" used passively like that and can't be sure if I've heard it used actively. I mean, does "the bad weather delayed the flight by 2 two hours" sound just as good? Btw, is it the plane or the flight that is delayed or both?

You can say either plane or flight when referring to a scheduled arrival of an aircraft.

Note the gentle hints from other posters above that we generally write out whole numbers less than 10 and do not use digits for them in text.

 

[Radioh]

Thank you SDgraham, oh yes, I've been told that many times but just keep forgetting it. I'll be more careful next time.