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delay

[dih-ley] / dɪˈleɪ /




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In part due to the explosion, AST expects a three- to six-month delay in launching its commercial service, which could now happen in the first half of 2027 according to William Blair analyst Louie DiPalma.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Some were forced to take on jobs after retirement just to survive, while others chose to delay or defer retirement until the mess was closer to being resolved.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But going public requires making a company's internal finances public, a process that both loss-making companies will want to delay for as long as possible.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

She had scarcely finished ere the bell announced bedtime! no delay could be admitted; Miss Temple embraced us both, saying, as she drew us to her heart—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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