delay

Example Sentences

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Any delay in the raises saves money for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Perhaps a historic-cultural monument designation could have saved the Zimmerman House, or allowed the necessary time to delay demolition. Tragically, calls for preservation fell on deaf ears.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

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

He said in a social media post addressed directly to Bondi: "We can't delay any longer, it's killing our reputation and credibility."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

She’d brushed her teeth and put her hair in four rough braids after dampening it with water, little things to delay coming downstairs and facing the conversation she knew was lurking, waiting.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi