delay
Example Sentences
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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
Current medications do not cure the disease, but rather -- at most -- delay its progression by several months.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But going public requires making a company's internal finances public, a process that both loss-making companies will want to delay for as long as possible.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Some were forced to take on jobs after retirement just to survive, while others chose to delay or defer retirement until the mess was closer to being resolved.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
People buzzed around, zipping in and out of stores, wondering aloud if the afternoon tempest would delay their shopping.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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