delay
Example Sentences
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Read your putt while others are putting, have your club and yardage ready, and play without delay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Parts of the its website and those of its brands were showing an error message on Wednesday afternoon, with the company warning the cyber-attack could delay product deliveries.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The forecast shows an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch, with some potential for clouds and high winds at ground level that could delay the mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The delay is "a worryingly backward-looking political signal", while "any security gain is far from guaranteed", Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at energy think tank Ember, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
That left Annabeth’s favorite tactics: trickery, talk, delay.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
