delay

Example Sentences

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Read your putt while others are putting, have your club and yardage ready, and play without delay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

McLaren said the delay in instructors being given the necessary information could impact negatively on the profession.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The forecast shows an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch, with some potential for clouds and high winds at ground level that could delay the mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The delay is "a worryingly backward-looking political signal", while "any security gain is far from guaranteed", Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at energy think tank Ember, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Yet once they were settled into their new life in Washington, far away from Fabyan, there was no longer any reason to delay.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield