delay
Example Sentences
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It’s a story built from vivid episodes and long delays, where danger and temptation matter as much as forward motion.
From Los Angeles Times
The Met Office has warned that travel delays on the roads are likely during the amber alert, and that snow could result in vehicle strandings.
From BBC
Instead of a single blast, the explosions can send out more than one stream of material and may even delay some of the ejection in dramatic ways.
From Science Daily
But Lai warned that opposition delays in passing the government's annual budget and an additional $40 billion defence spending bill could lead to questions about "Taiwan's resolve" to defend itself.
From Barron's
Saks has struggled financially since taking on the debt burden in 2024, and the luxury retail chain’s delays in paying vendors have contributed to weaker merchandise offerings—and sales.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
