delayed

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The study found that a one year course of the biologic drug abatacept significantly delayed the onset of rheumatoid arthritis, with benefits continuing long after treatment ended.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

South Africa's sports minister has demanded an explanation after the country's football team was delayed travelling to Mexico ahead of the World Cup due to visa issues.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Some projects first announced with great fanfare have later ended up being delayed or shelved.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Already long absent from swathes of Ituri, the Congolese state has been criticised for its delayed response to the outbreak, which was declared several weeks after the first cases emerged.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Copernicus, similarly, had delayed and delayed the publication of On the Revolutions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton