delayed

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“But delayed parenthood often comes with increased reliance on fertility care, and today, too many people who want children face significant barriers to accessing it.”

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

It follows residents' claims delayed deliveries have caused them to miss hospital appointments.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A road rage incident at a stoplight in Hollywood a few years ago, triggered by Lee’s delayed response to a green light, became the catalyst for the first season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In 1978, when the confirmation of Arthur Burns’s successor was delayed by several weeks, the Justice Department and the Fed reached opposite conclusions about who had the authority to fill the gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In an agony of waiting, Taran still delayed.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander