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
"Albania should refrain from any action that could jeopardise the fulfilment of the closing benchmarks, and we expect the Albanian authorities to act without delay."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
If you delay claiming beyond FRA, your benefit would increase by approximately 8% per year until age 70.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The government’s campaign against excessive price competition helped stabilize promotions and reduced incentives for consumers to delay purchases in anticipation of deeper discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Exhausted by the journey, we take this news of the delay badly.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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