Learn English – Correct usage of adjectives related to amounts of time

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What are the correct adjectives to use when talking about amounts of time (when one needs to quantify an amount of time)? In particular, which one of the two:

little / small
big / large

For example: the airplane had a _ _ _ delay.

Best Answer

A better sentence would be:

The flight had a long delay.

rather than

The flight had a big delay.

We usually measure time in lengths, so long and short are normal for this kind of sentence.

OTOH, native speakers will say things like:

There was a big delay on the Brooklyn Bridge today because of a serious accident.

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