delay
Example Sentences
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He also tried in 2024 but didn’t get to his car in time in Charlotte because of a rain delay in Indianapolis.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The caveat is if you delay claiming Medicare and Social Security benefits and are still working, you may be able to continue contributing until you must enroll.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But now I hear that after much delay, a new installment, GTA VI, looks likely to ship in November.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
"Normally in an employment tribunal, the worker has been dismissed, they have no income, they have nothing to live on, and a delay of five years is effectively economic servitude for that person."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Shackleton’s only serious concern at that point was that the ship would drift far off course with the moving ice pack, causing even more delay.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing delay
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 3
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