weather delay
Nature halts play
A weather delay is a postponement or interruption caused by unfavorable weather conditions.
Flights, sporting events, and outdoor construction commonly experience weather delays: Our flight had a two-hour weather delay due to thunderstorms.
The term implies the delay is temporary and operations will resume when conditions improve.
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- air travelTransport by aircraft
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- airportAviation passenger facility
grounded · rain · fog · snow · turbulence · layover · missed connection · stranded · terminal · boarding gate · waiting · announcement · rescheduled · thunderstorm · wind · ice · holding · diversion
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- flight delayscrew shortage, late arrival, de-icing, maintenance, cancellation
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
- commutingcommute, morning commute, evening commute, commute time, long commute
- delayspostponement, postpone, deferral, late arrival, extension
- disruptionsinterruption, disturbance, interference, obstruction, service disruption
weather delayequipment failure
Machinery breakdown
crew shortage · scheduling error · human error · medical emergency · labor dispute
weather delayon schedule
At the expected time
early departure · ahead of schedule · green light · clear skies
weather delayclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
fair weather · favorable conditions · good visibility · blue skies
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