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Задержка
Zaderzhka is a feminine noun from the verb zaderzhat, to hold back. It covers delays of flights, trains and salaries alike.
Examples in context
Задержка рейса очень раздражает.
A flight delay is very annoying.
Из-за тумана была задержка.
There was a delay because of fog.
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