Our apologies for the delay.

our Pronoun

— Our things are things that belong to us. We've come in our new car. Our daughter got a new job.

apology Noun

— An apology is words or actions that show you are sorry. Thank you both very much, and again, my apologies for keeping you both waiting so late. Japan has never offered an official apology for Pearl Harbor. — If you make no apologies for something, you think it was the right thing to do. The company president makes no apologies for those high profits, saying people should be pleased the industry is so strong.

for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

delay Noun

— A delay is a wait or the waiting time. Computer problems caused a long delay in the meeting. Train A62 will be leaving in 15 minutes. We apologize for the delay.

delay Verb

— If you delay, you wait until a later time or cause something to be late. We have decided to delay the changes to give people more time. The train was delayed by mechanical problems. We only have a few spots left, so don't delay.