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[dih-lay] / dɪˈleɪ /




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Anthony put a post on Facebook page sharing his mother's experience, saying the delay was not acceptable "for anyone, let alone a 93-year-old".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

For 90 minutes a lightning delay threatened to end the affair all together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Sridhar referenced a comment made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, that every quarter delay in a gigawatt data center translates to $10 billion of missed revenue.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It would have to take its chance of being delayed; and delay would be fatal, with enemies on the track.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

After months of preparation and repeated delays, the bears eventually travelled from Moscow via Abu Dhabi to Dublin, arriving in Ireland in August.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

They said they hoped the agency’s special measures would limit delays, but some said mistakes were likely.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Apple’s new foldable iPhone Duo went on sale in stores Friday, but online shipping delays stretched out to January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This shift will also reduce competing rail traffic and shorten potential weather-related delays for other carriers, including Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and freight trains, that operate along the beachfront corridor near San Clemente.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

We met other girls on Io, but I was chatting back to Quendy the whole time, even though there were some meg delays in feed service between the planets.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The four-lane bridge was completed in 2014 but its opening was delayed due to a lack of connecting roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side, according to South Korean news reports.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The game was one of many across the Southland delayed or postponed by lightning, particularly in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Not only are those misdiagnosed undergoing treatment for a condition they don’t have, they are also delayed in getting a proper diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

By then my legs had begun to shake from delayed shock!

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

Mamdani resumed the sweeps after a series of outdoor deaths during a cold snap, but his administration implemented a policy delaying removing the structures for at least seven days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Promoter Frank Warren is working towards staging Hrgovic's first defence in Croatia early next year, potentially delaying a reunion with Dubois.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Here’s the trade-off: If you live well into your 80s, delaying benefits will result in higher lifetime monthly payments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The earlier fat intake also slowed gastric emptying, delaying the movement of glucose from the stomach into the intestine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

“I talked with headquarters,” Pena spoke slowly, delaying the news to increase my anticipation.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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