ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæm mˈɛsɪndʒɚɹ ˌɔn hɪz wˈeɪ tə dᵻlˈɪvɚɹ ɪt wʌz fˈoːɹst tʊ ɐbˈændən hɪz bˈaɪsɪkəl ænd tˈeɪk kˈʌvɚɹ ɪn ɐ dˈɪtʃ ænd ðə nˈeɪvəl kəmˈændɚɹ ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk flˈiːt ˈædəm hˈʌsbənd kˈɪməl dˈɪdnt ɹᵻsˈiːv ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɐtˈæk wʌz ˈoʊvɚ.
The telegram messenger on his way to deliver it was forced to abandon his bicycle and take cover in a ditch and the naval commander in charge of the Pacific fleet Adm Husband Kimmel didn't receive it until after the attack was over.