delay
Example Sentences
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A delay in the group taking profits from some of its funds prompts Citi to cut their share price target for the group.
The home-improvement retailer has said that economic uncertainty, including slipping home prices and a wobbly job market, have led homeowners to delay remodeling projects.
They survived a delayed start because of South African wildfires and an invasion from American bombshells, but the latest Love Island: All Stars winners have been revealed.
From BBC
But in a letter to the corporation, the MP for Brent Central said the BBC "could have prevented" the slur being broadcast "given the programme was aired on a two-hour delay."
From BBC
Government guidelines say schools cannot refuse to give a place to a looked-after child "on the basis of challenging behaviour" and councils will not tolerate "drift and delay".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
