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Usages of die Verspätung
Dort kann man auch eine Zeitung kaufen oder auf die Verspätung des Zuges warten.
There, you can also buy a newspaper or wait for the train’s delay.
Entschuldigen Sie, könnten Sie mir sagen, ob dieser Zug Verspätung hat?
Excuse me, could you tell me if this train is delayed?
Bisher hat der Zug keine Verspätung.
So far the train is not delayed.
Die Bahn hat heute Verspätung.
The train is delayed today.
Ich werde ungeduldig, wenn der Bus Verspätung hat.
I get impatient when the bus is delayed.
Wir haben das Treffen verschieben müssen, weil der Zug schon wieder Verspätung hatte.
We had to postpone the meeting because the train was delayed yet again.
Der Zug hat schon wieder Verspätung.
The train is delayed again.
Zum Glück hat der Zug heute keine Verspätung.
Fortunately, the train has no delay today.
Wir kommen rechtzeitig zum Bahnhof, obwohl der Bus Verspätung hat.
We arrive at the train station in time, although the bus is delayed.
Wir warten im Zug, weil der Anschlusszug Verspätung hat.
We wait on the train because the connecting train is delayed.
Der Zug hat Verspätung, also warte ich im Café.
The train is delayed, so I wait in the café.
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