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delayed

[dih-leyd] / dɪˈleɪd /
ADJECTIVE
held up
Synonyms


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There was also disruption to cancer screening and a drop in people coming forward with signs of the disease which led to missed and delayed diagnoses, costing lives.

From BBC

Canada is also due to expand access next year to people whose only medical condition is mental illness, though that has twice been delayed.

From BBC

Perhaps he had been delayed and would return in the morning.

From Literature

Disney had originally scheduled Avengers: Doomsday to be released in May, before it was delayed to December to allow more time for production.

From BBC

Before we get the latest Fed moves, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the delayed February producers price index data at 8:30 a.m.

From Barron's