1.   Even her departure had been delayed for weeks for want of the funds necessary to fit out her ship and escort.

2.   I got sick, as I so often had at times of unbearable tension, which delayed our departure for a month.

3.   In the case of a major delay on your homeward journey, we shall endeavour to delay your departure from your hotel.

4.   In the first place he had been in to his office and delayed their departure until after lunch.

5.   It will only delay my departure and do no good.

6.   Telling him would mean more questions and delay her departure.

7.   For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June.

8.   Trevor entreated them to delay their departure.

9.   US officials said that their forces would delay departure until after the referendum.

10.   Palestinian negotiators at the Middle East peace talks responded to the deportation order by delaying their departure to Washington for the next round of talks.