delay
Example Sentences
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Repeated lightning strikes led to multiple resets of the mandatory 30-minute delay before play eventually restarted.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
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
The new deferment program will allow eligible homeowners to delay property taxes until June 30, 2030 — it does not, however, apply to taxes that were due and paid this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The company is exploring a U.S. listing of its inter-satellite data delay system business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“What is the employment you had in view, Mr. Rivers? I hope this delay will not have increased the difficulty of securing it.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing delay
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