delay

Example Sentences

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For example, what effect would withdrawing an additional $2,200 a month from your portfolio have over the next 25 years if it allowed your wife to delay claiming Social Security?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Unions and defence firms have warned the continued delay to the blueprint is a threat to British jobs, skills and national security.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In March, the City Council adopted a strategy to delay the effects of SB 79 citywide by upzoning 55 single-family and low-density areas, allowing four- to 16-unit buildings up to four stories tall.

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 widow apologized to the admiral for the delay, but her position was clear: She would neither accept nor decline his offer of marriage until after the séance.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood