Cancellation of or delay to proceedings of a sport match due to rain or the forecast for rain.
1 It also often allows for a speedy resumption after a rain delay .
2 The procession continued after an interval extended by a rain delay .
3 The race ended in the wee hours Monday morning after a long rain delay .
4 I about to finish a couple of points and then get rain delay overnight.
5 Unexpected BBC guests The jarringly pointless rain delay celebrity interview.
6 Play has resumed at the French Open after a second rain delay lasting 45 minutes.
7 Play has resumed at Wimbledon following a rain delay on the fifth day of the championships.
8 I almost lost that first set but after the rain delay I came back and served better.
9 The gamblers attempted a human rain delay .
10 After an initial 45 minute rain delay , persistent drizzle forced officials to abandon play after the fourth over.
11 Johnson started the race on the pole, with Kurt Busch alongside on the front row following the rain delay .
12 Donald, battling to survive the halfway cut, had had his second round interrupted by a rain delay on Friday.
14 It's been a long rain delay , meaning the Murrays won't be playing their first doubles match for a while yet.
15 Scotsman Andy Murray, the Olympic champion, was playing Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia in Ashe Stadium following the rain delay .
16 The match, which kicked off on Friday, endured a lengthy rain delay before the toss took place in the afternoon.
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