公交车因为交通拥堵晚点了。

The bus was ___delayed because of heavy traffic.

会议因技术问题推迟了半小时。

The meeting was ___delayed by half an hour due to technical issues.

他们故意推迟会议，以便有更多时间准备。

They ___delayed the meeting on purpose to have more time to prepare.

他们决定把会议推迟到下个月举行。

They decided to ___delay the meeting until next month.