Before take-off, the pilot said a technical fault would delay their departure.

All they could do was delay his departure and get the best possible price.

The latter had long distrusted his fellow senators and feared that they would try to sabotage his command by finding excuses to delay his departure.

To delay their departure the anatomist said he needed to break a 50 pound note.

Research shows that paying these people huge bonuses only delays their departure, and just makes the exercise more expensive.