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be delayed

VERB
drag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crawl creep hang shuffle
STRONG
dally dawdle delay inch lag linger loiter poke procrastinate sag shamble stagnate straggle tarry traipse
WEAK
be quiescent encounter difficulty lag behind limp along mark time put off slow down trail behind
Antonyms
STRONG
advance finish go hasten hurry push run rush speed

Example Sentences

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However, given the need to implement measures to contain the hack, Hasbro said the reporting of first-quarter results may be delayed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Instead, national oil company QatarEnergy has lost 17% of its export capacity for as long as five years after airstrikes on its Ras Laffan LNG hub, and it has said expansion projects would be delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Morgan Stanley expects HDD supply and demand parity to be delayed until 2029 due to strong cloud and AI data growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Compensation could be delayed further if legal challenges are mounted by lenders.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

This way they could stay longer, as military intervention would be delayed.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah