delay
Example Sentences
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Another option would be for your wife to delay claiming until age 67, which is her Full Retirement Age.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Repeated lightning strikes led to multiple resets of the mandatory 30-minute delay before play eventually restarted.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The bill allows cities to delay the new zoning law until 2030 if they add density on their own terms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“If you delay treatment for too long, you lose an opportunity to prevent something that could be more serious down the road,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The delay gave General Washington a chance to pull off a miracle.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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