Then she opened the chamber door and walked back down the corridor, hoping she hadn't delayed dinner unduly for the others.

The boys washed as quickly as possible so as not to delay dinner, for both possessed healthy appetites.

"I fear this idea of a swim is going to delay dinner, sir," Jessop said to him.

After unsettling your seating plan and delaying dinner for forty minutes that's the least I owe you.

I could probably have managed to delay dinner for perhaps half an hour.

She often takes a class before a concert, delaying dinner until after the concert.

And tell your mother to delay dinner by an hour.

But in the meantime, we need to delay dinner for a bit.

Well, I'd best delay dinner.

If delaying dinner is not feasible, then the obvious choice is to dine at tapas bars, which typically remain open until about 7 p.m.