French phrase
Veuillez ~ excuser pour le retard.
Meaning
Please ___ excuse us for the delay.
When to use it
A formal apology for a delay. Used in business speech or writing, often for a team or department.
Example dialogue
Veuillez nous excuser pour le retard.
Please excuse us for the delay.
Ce n'est pas grave, merci, commençons la réunion.
It's all right, thank you. Let's start the meeting.