Sorry for the delay.

sorry Adjective

— You say "I'm sorry" when you have done something wrong and you feel bad. I'm sorry that I lost your jacket last night.

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.