delaying

Example Sentences

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One overlooked risk is delaying retirement out of fear.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

US President Donald Trump is due to visit China on May 14-15, where he is expected to meet leader Xi Jinping, after delaying an earlier summit because of the Iran war.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Instead, the father expressed outrage at the hospital for not delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

It held that a manufacturer can breach a duty of reasonable care merely by pausing or delaying a “safer” alternative—even when the existing product met every regulatory and tort-law standard of its era.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

For a while we just stand there in silence, delaying the inevitable.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins